Head of Ontario's health bureaucracy says hospitals will be 'cannibalized' asFord governmentlooks to introduce more private healthcare We want further integration of the public and private sectors to prevent the pressure on public systems.
In a sit-down interview with Global News, the CEO of Ontario Health said that historically Ontario had a private sector that operated independently, and that the continuation of that system but additional poaching.
"This is a tricky one. You can't go from a public system to a private system. It's a zero-sum game," Matthew Anderson told Global News.
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Ford government has not yet released specific details about which procedures and services can transition to the OHIP-funded private delivery model. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says Ontarians should not be "afraid of innovation."
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Without clarifying what exactly innovation means, It is beginning to ring the alarm bells. It subverts public systems and jeopardizes patient care.
"It's reckless. It's dangerous. In fact, it's really threatening the public health system," said Natalie Mehra of the Ontario Health Coalition.
Anderson refuted the privatization claim, saying it was not what Ontario Health was advocating.
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Families hear 'privatization' and their hearts are set on funding They will be worried about having to pay out of their own pocket to access something.And the Prime Minister said we are talking about additional privately funded services
Instead, Mr. Anderson made it clear that private sector controls, such as the services the agency could perform, the funds it would receive, and how it would work with the public sector.
"What we're trying to say is that we can't create this scenario here where independent institutions can start more procedures, so that one fund can be used." "At the fundraising level, you can control what they're doing."
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Anderson gave the fictitious example of a cataract clinic promising a 25% increase in procedures requiring increased staffing. Private clinics typically hire staff from local hospitals, further depleting resources, Anderson said.
``In an integrated system, look at it and explain how you achieve this 25% increase without pulling staff out of the public system.''
Under this model, Anderson said, hospitals would be responsible for engaging private clinics and would be able to dictate which procedures should be prioritized rather than "doing more." 66}
Prime Minister Doug Ford said last week that "everything is on the agenda" when it comes to private births, but the publicly funded system accounts for "100%" of treatment costs in private facilities. promised to cover
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