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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: Ontario hospitals are hurting for cash, but how much is enough?
Description: No matter how you crunch the numbers, the answer comes out the same: Ontario hospitals are desperate for more money.Last week, the Ontario Hospital Association told the Ford government that the sector is facing a structural deficit of $1-billion — a situation that requires not only more money this year, but a predictable, multi-year funding plan.A separate report says the problem is actually much worse. Released this week by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, the report says the provincial government would need to increase core funding by $3.2 billion in order to match per ca...