A new study assessing provincial and territorial variations in reimbursement criteria of drug coverage for patients covered by Canada's public ...

Health workers across Canada, including doctors and nurses, say patients can wait no longer to know whether paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care is allowed when delivered virtually or ...

While the Canada Health Act guarantees basic emergency care to Canadian citizens and residents, it does not cover prescription drugs and ambulance services. Therefore, it is recommended to have ...

“Limiting the influence of the Canada Health Act and allowing Quebec to choose the means it wishes to take to provide quality and timely care to its population is indeed clearly preferable to an ...

and the federal government needs to either amend the Canada Health Act or create "parallel legislation" to make mental-health care accessible to everyone. "Our (mental health) system is a pay-to ...

Health care, like housing, is a provincial mandate. However, under the Canada Health Act, provinces receive federal funding through transfers. To receive funding, they must comply with principles ...

I think it’s fair to be worried about that. There certainly are breaches of the spirit of the Canada Health Act, where people are paying out of pocket for insured services. I don’t blame them.

As scientists who have spent the past decade researching the sources, impacts and developing technologies to address plastic ...

The Department of Health is breaking the law with the MyHealthNB platform and is trying to use a disclaimer to get around its ...

On November 27, 2024, Ontario introduced Bill 229 - Working for Workers Six Act, 2024 (Bill 229) for First Reading. If enacted, the statutes amended would include the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ...

One of the most important safety protocols that Canadian gyms implement is ensuring their staff is well-trained in emergency ...

A national class action on behalf of multiple Canadian governments to recover opioid epidemic healthcare costs simplifies the ...