I came across an article from the Toronto star. In this article, it touches on the ongoing debate about where to allocate budget within the healthcare system. The special diet allowance has increased and this allowance is given to people on welfare to help them manage their medical conditions. The ultimate beneficiary of this allowance is three people. It all goes back to who gets the biggest piece of the pie. People with certain diseases are complaining about how the medical conditions are not funded equally. What disease should get the biggest cut of the budget? What types of diseases deserve the most attention? This article is one of many that show how divided Canada is about money allocation and it speaks to priority groups. The focus has always been high risk groups, but does that mean that the other group of people are overlooked? What determines how much more money a person should receive for their type of disease? This article shows the increasing trend of the downstream strategy of spending our budget as well. We look to fix the immediate problem but rarely ever do we look to put money towards prevention. As taxpayers, we need to see the biggest bang for our buck. Treatment is our top priority but is it the best approach towards this situation.
Link: http://www.healthzone.ca/health/dietfitness/diet/article/772451--province-told-to-boost-special-diet-allowance
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