{"id":556,"date":"2010-03-08T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T14:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=556"},"modified":"2020-11-04T09:29:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T14:29:45","slug":"ohc-response-to-throne-speech-fears-that-new-hospital-funding-system-threatens-patient-access-leads-to-privatization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/ohc-response-to-throne-speech-fears-that-new-hospital-funding-system-threatens-patient-access-leads-to-privatization\/","title":{"rendered":"<FONT COLOR=\"#E00000\">RELEASE: <\/FONT> OHC Response to Throne Speech: Fears that New Hospital Funding System Threatens Patient Access, Leads to Privatization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(March 8, 2010)<\/p>\n<p>Premier Dalton McGuinty is planning changes to hospital funding systems, according to his Throne Speech today. The changes, if implemented, will have a profound impact on Ontarian\u2019s access to care. \u201cWe are deeply opposed to the government\u2019s proposal to force hospitals to try to underbid each other for funding,\u201d said Natalie Mehra, director of the Ontario Health Coalition. \u201cThis system is the opposite of patient-centred care. 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