New documents obtained by the NDP show that Ford\u2019s scheme for health care is a done deal, cooked up behind closed doors and already signed off. The plan sends critical health care services to the private sector, and opens the door to unprecedented involvement of for-profit, private corporations in health care.<\/p>\n
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On Jan. 31, the NDP released secret government legislation that will overhaul the health care sector. The Ford government said that was merely a draft, but the NDP has obtained internal government documents that detail a finished plan that already has cabinet approval.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s a done deal \u2014 legislation is written, board members have been appointed and Doug Ford already has cabinet approval,\u201d said Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition. \u201cBut the entire Ford government has been hiding this plan from the public. Why? Because people won\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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According to confidential information given to high-ranking officials on Dec. 13, the Ford scheme privatizes services including health care inspections, laboratories, and licensing.<\/p>\n
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A new structure for health care in Ontario is laid out in a Jan. 22 briefing document. Planning and oversight functions will be transferred a new Super Agency. Among that Super Agency\u2019s guiding principles is to \u201cpartner with public and private sector entities\u201d when it comes to patient experience and health outcomes.<\/p>\n
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Then, front-line care will be managed by 30 to 50 MyCare Groups, formed through a bid system with \u201cExpression of Interest\u201d due in March.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s not clear if for-profit and private entities will win contracts to form MyCare Groups; but it\u2019s clear that MyCare groups will be given unprecedented power to contract out front-line health care to private, for-profit entities.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEvery dollar that goes to private profits is a dollar that\u2019s siphoned away from front-line patient care,\u201d said Horwath. \u201cThe Wynne Liberals left our world-class health care system hanging by a thread. We have patients suffering through painfully long waits, and we have rampant hallway medicine making patients less comfortable, and less safe. We need every last health care dollar to go directly to delivering care and expanding Ontario\u2019s ability to deliver care. We need to expand Canadian medicare \u2014 not let Doug Ford break it apart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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