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Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
The program drew $298 million in federal spending, but fewer than 5% of prescriptions used it, prompting questions about its failure.
- On Tuesday, Conservative MPs called on the Auditor-General to investigate nearly $300 million in federal spending on PrescribeIT, a digital prescription program cancelled after few doctors adopted the service.
- Launched in 2017 to 'axe the fax,' the project ended in February after fewer than 5 per cent of prescriptions flowed through the service, with Health Canada disclosing actual spending reached $298 million.
- About $98 million of that went to Telus Health as the main technology vendor, while Canada Health Infoway, the non-profit running the project, provided few answers to MPs about budget expenditures.
- Parliamentarians voted unanimously to summon Canada Health Infoway CEO Michael Green for further testimony, with the health committee scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss continuing the investigation.
- Conservative MP Mazier, joined by Burton Bailey, Helena Konanz, and Matt Strauss, criticized the Liberals for keeping most Canadians unaware of the initiative, claiming lack of transparency was intentional.
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Conservative MPs ask the Auditor General to investigate the federal government's management of a $250 million program that is expected to be discontinued next month.
·Montreal, Canada
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Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government's handling of a $250 million program which is reportedly set to be scrapped next month.
·Toronto, Canada
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