HALIFAX – The recently merged health authority in Nova Scotia is saying it will be able to save about 41.5 million dollars annually.
But the opposition parties say a business plan for the new amalgamated health authority released yesterday isn’t clear enough on where projected cost savings are coming from.
NDP Leader Maureen MacDonald says the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s projected 1.82 billion dollars in spending is short on specifics.
She says the general wording could mean privatization, outsourcing and cuts in services.
Health Minister Leo Glavine says the province will release more details on how the savings will occur as time goes on.
The list does detail that there will be 6.2 million dollars saved on salaries due to fewer health executives, and it predicts bulk buying will save money.
Janet Knox, the chief executive of the authority, says the authority is still reviewing how to co-ordinate services in the merged system.
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