Feds confirm funding for rare disease research as other questions unanswered
Federal and provincial ministers will keep negotiating broader health funding after Canada made its $500 million rare-disease program ongoing.
- On Friday, Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel confirmed ongoing $500 million in annual funding for the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases, ending the program's expiration date set for next year.
- During a meeting with provincial and territorial counterparts in Winnipeg, Michel addressed broader federal health-care funding concerns while ministers negotiated the long-term fate of bilateral agreements.
- The federal government also extended $1.2 billion in annual funding for mental health, addictions, and home care for one year; Michel said the extension bridges provinces to the new fall federal budget schedule.
- Ministers agreed to have their public service begin work on negotiating next steps for Canada Health Transfers, with another meeting planned before year's end to discuss longer-term funding plans.
- Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara, who co-chaired the meeting, cautioned that significant negotiations remain, stating, "We will absolutely keep the pressure on" to ensure provincial clarity on federal commitments.
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Ottawa confirms funding for rare disease research as other questions remain
WINNIPEG — The federal government confirmed at a meeting of Canadian health ministers that it is extending a funding deal on rare disease research, while wider questions on health-care funding remain unanswered. Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel ...
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Feds confirm funding for rare disease research as other questions unanswered
WINNIPEG - The federal government confirmed at a meeting of Canadian health ministers that it is extending a funding deal on rare disease research, while wider questions on health-care funding
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