Health Minister Eric Hoskins has ordered Ontario Hospitals to cut parking costs. Hospitals that charged more than $10 a day will have to offer passes that discount rates by 50 per cent. Dr. Hoskins said hospitals will have to offer 5, 10 and 30-day discounted parking passes starting in October. In recent years hospitals facing staggering costs and pressure from the government on all fronts have taken the opportunity to find revenue from parking. The discounted prices will be welcome but the cost of health care and hospitals will still have to be paid by the taxpayer.
