| Broten asks where health care is headed under Sask. Party government | | Print | |
|
10 January 2012 A week away from a premiers’ special health-care summit in Victoria, New Democrats want to know what message the Sask. Party government will deliver to premiers across the country. NDP health critic Cam Broten questioned whether the Sask. Party will aim to strengthen our public health care system or focus instead on increasing the role of profit-driven health care companies?
“When we ask the premier or ministers about improving health care, we typically get well-crafted answers about ‘innovation’, ” Broten said. “The people of Saskatchewan deserve to know what the Sask. Party government means: will there be more lucrative deals for private health care companies? Or will they switch their focus to actually strengthening public health care?” Broten emphasized that New Democrats favour maximizing capacity in our public health care system rather than diverting resources to the private, for-profit sector. He also called for an increased focus on the social determinants of health in order to improve health outcomes in Saskatchewan.
|
