BC Premier David Eby said he was unaware Island Health awarded a contract to Telus to provide services to people living with eating disorders, but is skeptical that privatizing health services is a good idea. BC United Leader Kevin Falcon said he supports the government contracting out the services to Telus as long as it tracks the company’s performance to make sure it is getting positive results. The one-year contract started on Nov. 1, 2023, a spokesperson for Island Health said. It will pay Telus Health Solutions $292,500 to support up to 35 people. “I don’t know about that specific program,” Eby said in a pre-Christmas interview. “I know we’ve had our challenges over the last little while with Telus Health and we’ve been able to address them using the authorities we have in the law here in British Columbia" ... CLICK HERE for the full story
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