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COVID HIGHLIGHTS ACUTE SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
… paying higher rates for physician services would have a negative effect on the number of health services provided per capita as physicians tend to reduce the number of hours worked as their pay increases. Nurses, conversely, have a positive – though small – correlation between remuneration, numbers per capita and health outcomes… the report advocates shifting methods and modes of care delivery, or adapting scopes of practice… to address short-term healthcare labour supply gaps.
Tags: budget, Health, jurisdiction, mental Health
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Ottawa Wins from Ontario’s Proposed Childcare Rebate
Saturday, January 19th, 2019
The newly elected government in Ontario pledged in its electoral platform to implement a childcare rebate program, which would reimburse up to 75 percent of the childcare expenses of low-income families, with the childcare subsidy rate gradually declining as family income grows… Over the first few years, we expect about 60,000 stay-at-home mothers to enter the workforce.
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