This week’s federal budget made no mention of the Liberal pledge to put $3 billion into home care.
But Jane Philpott said changes to home care are part of larger negotiations around a new health accord she’s conducting with provincial and territorial health ministers. Those talks began in January, and part of the discussion is how to give the provinces the money.
“The decision as to whether [home care] will be part of the [Canada health] transfer or not has not been made. There’s certainly been some good discussions around the possibility of having it as a separate package,” Philpott said.
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