{"id":485,"date":"2012-03-27T13:57:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T17:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=485"},"modified":"2021-07-21T15:05:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T19:05:05","slug":"ontario-budget-leaves-more-than-30000-ontarians-waiting-for-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/ontario-budget-leaves-more-than-30000-ontarians-waiting-for-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"<FONT COLOR=\"#E00000\">RELEASE: <\/FONT> Ontario Budget Leaves More than 30,000 Ontarians Waiting for Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(March 27, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>In a provincial budget that notes Ontario is a \u201clow tax\u201d (and low service) province that spends the least on public services of any province in Canada, the government has unapologetically written a provincial budget that will lead to ballooning health care wait lists, more out-of-pocket costs, and unsafe conditions for Ontario patients. \u201cThe funding levels for health care services in the provincial budget are worse than expected,\u201d noted Natalie Mehra, director of the Ontario Health Coalition. \u201cFunding levels announced for hospitals and long-term care are far less than what is needed to maintain existing services, let alone address backlogs. 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