A local MPP is calling for a review of the Northern Health Travel Grant.
Thunder Bay-Atikokan member Judith Monteith-Farrell has introduced a bill she says will give local residents the support they need to access health care.
The New Democrat MPP is asking for the creation of an advisory committee to consult with northern families and health care workers.
The committee would submit recommendations to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care on how to fix what she calls a problematic program.
“That the current travel grant program expects low-income families and seniors on a fixed income to pay for travel costs upfront and out-of-pocket is unacceptable,” the NDP member argues.
Monteith-Farrell accuses the Ford government of ignoring the existing travel grant’s “obvious issues”, adding no one should have to rack up credit card debt because of health care appointments.
