There could soon be big changes to the way health care services are funded.
The provincial government has drafted a proposal called Patients First, which would give Local Health Integration Networks more authority to fund things like public health.
Dr. Kit Young Hoon is the Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit and says at this point there are more questions than answers about the proposal.
She notes there are potential risks to the proposal.
Young Hoon says they are looking at the plan closely and working with stakeholders to minimize potential impacts.
The government isn’t giving a lot of time for feedback as the deadline to comment is February 29th.