Eby Slams U.S.-Style Health Care Privatization, Conservatives Claim ‘Fearmongering’
The BC NDP plan would close loopholes for user fees and phase out private agency nurses, with savings redirected to rural travel nurse programs.
- On Monday, British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby unveiled a "Public Health Care Guarantee" in Delta to close legal loopholes and block "American-style privatization" of health care.
- Eby cited Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's law allowing doctors to work in both public and private tracks as evidence the "Conservative" playbook risks carving up the public health system for profit.
- Responding to the announcement, the Conservatives accused Eby of "tired health-care fearmongering" and claimed their government would keep the system universal, with Doerkson stating "British Columbians will never need anything more than their health card."
- Audio released by the NDP features Conservative Health Critic Anna Kindy explicitly supporting a "private system," where she claimed that if some patients pay out of pocket, it "actually saves us money."
- Over the next three years, Eby's plan aims to eliminate hospital reliance on private temp agencies by capping fees, redirecting savings to staff rural emergency rooms with public travel nurses.
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Eby says he will protect public health care from U.S.-style privatization
DAVID Eby on Monday outlined new rules to strengthen public health care in B.C. and guard against U.S.-style privatization. Every BC NDP candidate has signed on to a Public Health Care Guarantee that commits to protecting public health care and stopping out-of-pocket charges, as is happening now in Alberta under a Conservative government. “Universal public […]
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