2009-03-17
09:26:35
Health Minister Mike Murphy says he will be introducing legislation later this spring clearing the way for private health care clinics.
Murphy tells CHSJ News it’s nothing more than having another option to provide services in a timely manner.
But — Murphy says it’s not something to you just plunge into with almost 20-thousand people working in health care in the province and 2.5-billion dollars of infrastructure in place.
A recent Corporate Research poll shows 57-percent of New Brunswickers are in favor of privately delivered – publicly funded health care services.
