While provinces and territories are responsible for health-care delivery, Ottawa provides a transfer to cover some of the costs.
The current funding formula ensures the annual Canada Health Transfer goes up at least three per cent a year, and more if Canada’s economic growth is outpacing that amount.
Island Health president Kathy MacNeil says people need to know when services are available and when they’re not.
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