The Minister of Health wants to privatize the delivery of our Extra-Mural Health Program within the next six months. The nurses, social workers and dieticians caring for New Brunwickers in their homes would still be considered public employees, but they would be working for a private company. This is how our ambulance system is managed now. We provide the company […]
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Coon also attacked the Liberal decision to negotiate with Medavie Blue Cross to have the company take over administration of the extra–mural hospital program, which he calls a “jewel” of the system. Article by Jacques Poitras, CBC News Opposition parties are focusing their attacks on Liberal health care reforms, despite the Gallant government’s claims they’ve made no major cuts to the […]
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The following is the preliminary Hansard transcript of the Question Period on February 3, 2016 recorded in the language it was originally spoken. Mr. Coon: I want to talk about the budget. In the budget speech, the Minister of Finance announced that negotiations are under way with Medavie Blue Cross to develop, as he said, “an enhanced community-based, primary health care service”. […]
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