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David Eggen
Media releases
April 19, 2009
Instead of cuts, Liepert should increase health spending
Delisting services boosts costs for businesses, consumers; threatens economy
Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert has been very economical with the truth on the health-care budget. He picked one of the few lines in the budget that is up, while the overall budget for Health and Wellness has actually been cut. While nations around the world are increasing spending to counter the recession, Alberta is cutting. As part of its stimulus plan, China announced it would spend $123 billion by 2011 to establish universal health care for the country’s 1.3 billion people, on the premise that spending would put more money directly in Chinese consumers’ pockets. Even the United States, so infamous for its poor health care, has anted up for increased health spending this year. read more »
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