A sum of $ 1.7 billion has in particular been set aside to fund the costs associated with the new COVID-19 vagaries. The government will pay the required sums in the commission for economic risks and other measures of support and recovery, provided in the financial framework, which will reach 2.5 billion dollars in 2022-2023.
We always say: to overcome the pandemic, it’s unlimited resources
indicated the Minister of Finance, Eric Girard.
The government estimates it will spend $ 375 million to run an annual vaccination campaign; $ 350 million for 60 million tests for rapid depistage; $ 300 million to complete 30,000 daily deliveries over two months; $ 275 million for the opening of additional litigation, if necessary; $ 200 million for the management of access to health facilities; and 125 Million for the maintenance of hygiene and health services.
Quebec is also announcing an amount of $ 20.5 million to deploy 15 treatment clinics for more than 9,000 Quebecers suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome (commonly called COVID longue). Five clinics will be located in Montreal, Quebec and Sherbrooke and 10 satellite centers will be located across the province.
The budget also provides for the gradual retirement of subsidies to private residences in order to increase the salary of their caring staff. For the residences of 149 units or less, the subsidy will decrease to 80% of premium payments in 2021-2022, then to 20% in five years. For units from 150 to 199 units, the share will pass from 40% in 2021-2022 to 10% in five years and for units of more than 200 units from 20% in 2021-2022 to 5% in five years.
Quebec estimates that the financial impact of emergency measures in place for the March 2020 pandemic is more than $ 18 billion.
Rehabilitate the health care system
Quebec considers the pandemic to be significant accentuated the weaknesses of the health system
, and in light of the challenges of governance important
et due in part to the difficulty of obtaining all the necessary data for good management
.
That’s why this budget provides $ 8.9 billion to improve the health care system. The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, must present his complete plan by the end of the month, but the budget will allow some elements to be announced.
Abord, the budget consent a little over a billion dollars to effect important changes within health facilities; $ 3.4 billion to improve work management and performance and $ 789 million to modernize the health care system.
Take the necessary measures:
- decentralize timetable planning (each health establishment can maintain timetables that better correspond to its main work needs);
- eliminate abusive recourse at extra time;
- improve the Labor-Family Conciliation;
- increase staff working full time in hospital environment;
- adds a new job title for pharmacist;
- ajout de pharmaciens bacheliers en milieu hospitalier;
- Addition of administrative agents to support clinical staff.
According to Sonia LeBel, Minister in charge of the Government Administration and President of the Treasury Council, là ou le bas blesse, c’est (que le recourse au supplémentaire temps) est devenu une fagn de gérer de grésseau de la santé. (…) There must be a use that is quasi-non-existent and that is summarized in exceptional case situations. There is no need to compensate for our lack of staff
at-elle indicated.
It adds that one of the means to reduce the recourse to additional time will be to increase the number of full-time employees. It states that 40% of workers in the health network are currently part-time.
In Quebec, the number of people aged 70 and over will exceed 1.2 million to 2 million in 2041, representing 21% of the population. That’s the reason why the government is announcing a sum of $ 785 million in five years to strengthen domestic support services and $ 250 million to improve care and welfare services.
The Government of Quebec pays a lot of attention to the construction of housing and housing services to improve housing for the elderly.
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An amount of 1.5 Billion Dollars is agreed for the opening of first homes and alternative homes. This additional sum allows in particular to cover operating costs, the burden of project charges, the addition of resources such as benefits to the beneficiaries, psychosocial support services and leisure activities.
In addition, the repayable tax credit for the maintenance of households will be benefited, the rate of the credit will pass from 35% in 2021 to 40% in 2026. For the residents resident in a property with maximum admissions, the law of 600 to 1200 $ per month to have credit right. This measure will cost State 394 million dollars.
The Girard budget also provides $ 128.5 million to harmonize public and private CHSLDs. In the long run, the government wants 20 non-conventional private establishments to be converted into conventional private establishments or care and services integrated into the public establishment structure.
Furthermore, the budget states that Quebec will provide $ 2.9 billion over five years to implement the action plan for long-term accommodation, which will soon be presented by the Minister of Health and Social Services.
Quebec wants to improve access to health services and allow orphan patients to receive services quickly by granting $ 183 million to the province as a whole to implement the access booths implanted in the Bas-Sainté Laurent .
The government wants to improve intervention in health prevention and promotion and agree on an envelope of $ 235.9 million, of which $ 47.9 million is for initiatives to better prevent pandemics.
It also announced $ 33.8 million to increase fluidity in emergencies and hospitals – notably in addition to emergency coordinators – and $ 72.4 million to adjust the assisted development program.
To help vulnerable people, we are provided with over $ 500 million to rehabilitate neighborhood services for young people in difficulty and mental health initiatives.
The Quebec government is reiterating its request to Ottawa to increase Canada’s health transfer to 35%. This increase represents a sum of 6 billion dollars per year. Mr Girard assured that the investments announced during this budget were not made in accordance with a potential increase in health transfers.
Canadian provinces will spend 40.5% of their health budget in 2021-2022. The share of health expenditure could represent around 50% in 2039-40.
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