OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 10, 2025 /CNW/ - Canadians are facing significant challenges when it comes to our healthcare system – from overwhelmed emergency rooms, to lack of access to a primary care ...

I live in the gap between what the health system promises and what it delivers. Even with a strong support network, I’m the ...

It seems almost paradoxical that in these times of unparalleled economic prosperity, reduced personal taxes and national budget surpluses most developed countries are worried about the sustainability ...

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 10, 2025 /CNW/ - The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) welcomes the clarity that the federal government brought today to the Canada Health Act and agrees that all primary care ...

On Friday, federal Health Minister Mark Holland released a long-awaited Canada Health Act interpretation letter and announced a new Canada Health Act Services Policy. The policy, ...

Under the Canada Health Act (CHA), which took effect in 1984, medically necessary services that are provided by physicians must be publicly funded.

Canada’s system has always been a mix of private and ... large transfer payments to the provinces to help their cover health care costs come with conditions laid out in the Canada Health Act.

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 ...

One of the key reforms that CCD has long advocated for is the right for people to name a family member or friend to be ...

SOURCE Health Canada (HC) Contacts: Matthew Kronberg, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, 343-552-5654; Media Relations: Health Canada, 613-957-2983, [email ...

On Friday, federal Health Minister Mark Holland released a long-awaited Canada Health Act interpretation letter and announced a new Canada Health Act Services Policy.

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 10, 2025 /CNW/ - Canadians are facing significant challenges when it comes to our healthcare system – from overwhelmed emergency rooms, to lack of access to a primary care provider, ...