Procrastination on Canada Health Act interpretation leaves patients with the bill

We’ve all missed a deadline or two, but, as happens too often, delays in key policy updates have real and harmful consequences for our patients’ access to care.

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland. An interpretation letter clarifying that medically required virtual care or nurse practitioner care must also be publicly funded would be a boon for our system, write Dr. Melanie Bechard and Dr. Jarol Boan.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DR. MELANIE BECHARD, DR. JAROL BOAN

August 14, 2024

The Canadian Medical Association recently released a drastically updated draft policy on managing public and private health care in...

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