The missing piece of the health-care puzzle

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The Canadian government has failed to establish a definite program for home health care, with no standards for quality and no legislation to protect the consumers. A recent study showed that more than 839,000 senior citizens who need health-related care at home are not getting it. Thus, homecare advocates are seeking publicly administered home care systems and laws that apply the principles of the Canadian Health Act.

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B.C. to boost health spending

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British Columbia has announced that it will increase its health-care spending by 5.2% to C$7.7 billion in the fiscal year that starts Apr 1, 1999, up by C$367 million from this fiscal year's budget. The boost in health care spending is part of the province's plan to table a budget projecting the goverment's eight consecutive deficit. British Columbia spends 35% of its budget on health care.

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Health-care spending raised by $15-billion in past three years

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It is reported by the Canadian Institute of Health Information that during the last 3 years, Canada's health-care spending has gone up by C$15-billion. The biggest spender, on a per capita basis was Manitoba at C$2,349.00 while Nova Scotia was the least spender at C$1.814.

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