Canadian doctors want the federal government to make sure health care professionals have the resources they need to care for the country’s aging population, says the president of the Canadian Medical Association.
Dr. Cindy Forbes said the group has been working hard on creating a strategy to care for aging seniors, and wants to make sure funding for care is covered in a future health accord, which would set out how federal health care money is distributed to provinces.
The association has developed several recommendations it would like to see in a new agreement, including more funding for provinces with larger populations of seniors, coverage of prescription drugs, and funding for long-term care, home care and for caregivers, Forbes said.
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