NBHC Sustainability
April 10, 2018
The 2018-2019 Saskatchewan Budget includes a 2.9% increase in healthcare expenditures, to $5.36 billion. Included in this amount are $19 million from Ottawa for the team-based community health initiative, Connected Care, as well as an additional $11 million for community-based mental health services. Other provisions include:
- $2.8 million to provide individualized funding for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder at an initial cost of $4,000 per child under the age of six;
- $600,000 to provide universal drug coverage for HIV medications;
- $523,000 to create a universal newborn hearing screening program; and
- $500,000 for the final year of a commitment to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind for vision loss rehabilitation services and equipment.
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