REGINA – Premier Brad Wall is defending the government’s decision to spend $40 million over four years on consultants who look for ways to reduce spending and streamline health care.
The Opposition NDP says the program, known as Lean, has been a cash cow for those consultants.
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NDP Leader Cam Broten says the province should be able to learn the program’s same principles and apply them for much less than $40 million.
He says the province could have spent that money on more care aides or fixing seniors care.
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Wall says the program has already paid for itself with savings on the design of two new hospitals and it has found ways to reduce wait times.
The premier says it’s about better care and a more efficient system.
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