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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-03-01, Page 28PAGE 8A--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 1 , 1979 New health care system Health Minister Dennis Timbrell recently issued details on the 59,$Q. -a-day chronic care copayment he announced last month. "We believe we have designed a system of payment, that will lead to more equitable and• ef- ficient use of the hearth care system," Timbrell said. "Since 1972, long-term patients in nursing homes have made a daily con- tribution toward their maintenance. It was referred to as a copayment. Long-term patients in chronic care facilities, however, were not subject to a similar charge. That discrepancy tended to discourage movement of people from chronic care facilities to nursing home, even when that level of care would have been more ap- propriate. "It is vital that the high quality of Ontario's health tare system be maintained. That means making the most efficient use of our resources," he said. There has been a good deal of support for this expansion of the copayment principle: The Select Committee of the Ontario Legislature on Health Care Financing and . Costs, endorsed by all parties, recom- mended: "...that moderate per diem charges be imposed upon chronic care patients in The Joint Advisory Committee of the Ontario, Government and the Ontario Medical Association on Methods to Control"Health Care -Costs, known as the Taylor Report, recom- mended: "...that a daily fee be levied for chronic hospital care after three months' stay...." The Ontario Advisory Council on Senior Citizens recommended: "...that financial „ incentives be built into proper placement of the elderly. It should not be finan- cially advantageous to remain at . the costliest...Ievel of care...." "We were guided, in developing the policy, by the following con- siderations," said Timbrell. "The exemptions must be easily understood and simple to administer; the cost of maintaining a family in the community must be taken into consideration for both the patient with dependents and the family of the dependent patient;' and payment ' of the charge should not create financial difficulties for any individual, or his or her family. For example, no one should have -to apply for welfare." "While we believe the exemptions provide relief from payment for all those who need it, we realize, of course that there may be exceptional circumstances. Therefore, we have put in place a system, under the legislative authority of the Family Benefits Act; through which these rare cases can be reviewed and resolved," he said. CHRONIC CARE EXEMPTIONS: DETAIL All patients under the age of 18 are fully exempted. Patients will be exempted if they are in receipt of Family Benefits or General Welfare Assistance. 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