September 9, 2021 — Global News Radio

Federal, provincial and territorial governments must work together to reform and improve long-term care

"When we created Medicare in 1966 across Canada, the average Canadian was 27 years of age, and all we thought we would need is to treat a young society, unlike other countries around the world, where they realized they would age, and that medication coverage and long-term care are needed."

"So now we have this lopsided universal care system that is a partnership between the federal and provincial government that just excludes something that more and more of us are going to need over time," says Dr. Samir Sinha, NIA Director of Health Policy Research.