"Forward-thinking" Can$2.5 billion healthcare package gets thumbs up
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Recommendations from a Canadian Senate standing committee that the federal government should set aside Can$2.5bn (US$1.6bn) for medical technology purchases over the next five years have been given an enthusiast welcome by local companies. EDEC, the, 120-member national medical technology industry association, has urged the government to act on the proposals, made recently by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology in a report, The Health of Canadians - the Federal Role.