We need to strengthen public health care

Ontario passes health-reform bill that expands private delivery of care, May 8

This privatization creep being committed by the Government of Ontario will ultimately have a nefarious effect on our public funded health-care system.

I have ulcerative colitis and am taking quite a bit of medication now. Luckily, I have workplace drug benefits, but the direction should be to expand the scope of public health care (like including dental, prescription drugs and mental health/elder care), not some privatization scheme to “enhance healthcare operational efficiency.”

I have a roommate who is selfemployed and has no drug/dental plan, so every time he needs drugs he has to pay out of pocket. So, I know firsthand the need for a national pharmacare.

Anyways, the gist of my message is the need to strengthen public health care and spend the money wisely in a way that truly improves service delivery of public health care. Young Kwon, Toronto