The health minister is pursuing dramatic reforms that will have an impact on patients for years ahead.
Of all the Ontario cabinet ministers, Health Minister Eric Hoskins may have the toughest job these days.
Almost from the moment he was sworn in 18 months ago as minister, Hoskins has been under attack from all sides.
Doctors are furious over cuts to their fees, hospitals are fighting for more money, underpaid front-line health-care workers are seeking a decent wage and patients and caregivers are crying out for home-care services they need but too often turn out to be inadequate or non-existent.
Despite these assaults, Hoskins is forging ahead with two major reforms to health care that will have a dramatic and positive impact on patients for years to come.
Read Bob Hepburn’s op-ed “Eric Hoskins’ legacy for Ontario patients: Hepburn”
