Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins, who co-chaired a meeting of his counterparts from across the country, said funding from Ottawa will be “inadequate” if the federal government proceeds with plans to cut the annual increase in health transfers next year. Provincial and territorial health ministers are imploring Ottawa not to diminish its role as a funding partner in health care any further. The 2004 health accord — which includes annual funding hikes of 6 per cent — expires next spring. Some provincial and territorial ministers expressed anger over an insinuation that health transfers were not being spent on health. Philpott said that over the last five years, $9 of every new $10 spent on health in Canada came from the Canada Health Transfer.

Source: thestar October 19, 2016 02:33 UTC