Dinn says allowing private, for-profit healthcare to take hold within our public system will not improve health outcomes for Canadians.
The leader of the NDP in this province has written to the Prime Minister about fighting against private healthcare. This follows the passing of a Bill in Alberta that allows dual practice within public hospitals. Jim Dinn says healthcare is a public good designed to benefit people which needs to be publicly funded, and administered. He says “Allowing private, for-profit healthcare to take hold within our public system will not improve health outcomes for Canadians. Instead, it will undermine the public healthcare system and create a two-tiered system that leaves many people waiting longer or paying for the care they need, further straining already stretched household budgets.”
Dinn also asked the Prime Minister to come back to the table with provinces who did not sign up for the pharmacare program, including NL. He says “One in three Newfoundlanders and Labradorians live with diabetes or prediabetes, and for many families, the cost of medications, insulin pumps, and other essential supplies is overwhelming.”
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