Federal government imposes “sustainable” health funding formula

VICTORIA, British Columbia (Reuters) – Finance Minister Jim Flaherty imposed what he called a fiscally sustainable formula for increasing federal transfers to the provinces for health care, one that will eventually increase spending by less than the current 6 percent a year. Flaherty angered several provincial finance ministers in setting the new funding formula unilaterally, but he said it was necessary to provide certainty and sustainability. …
Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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