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 ...

As a member of the sandwich generation, I’m raising young children while caring for aging family members. I live in the gap ...

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 ...

Patients in Ontario expose illegal user fees for cataract surgeries in private clinics, urging government action to uphold ...

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 ...

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

The Canada Health Act, now 40 years old, sets out the conditions by which Ottawa transfers $50 billion annually to the provinces. The act forbids charging patients for “medically necessary ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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, ...