Manitoba Health Funding Shifts Highlight 1975 Choices
The report traces Manitoba government health funding from universal hospital and medical care insurance to the 1974 Personal Care Home coverage and the 1975 Pharmacare program. It notes rising costs, per capita expenditures, and the move toward home care to curb hospital dominance, while urging a unified district policy and improved primary and preventive care. The appendix shows year to date income and expenses for Lac du Bonnet District Health Centre through September 1975. It also covers a provincial push for 40 minutes of daily physical education in schools, with funding and staffing recommendations to implement fitness centers and enhanced training for educators.