Insurance Benefits
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Goertzen says Manitoba wants plan to be defined, adequate, secure, and able to deal with inflation. Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks to reporters after meeting with provincial and territorial health ministers in
… READ MOREQuebec confirms it will opt out of federal drug plan, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, left, made it clear at the premiers’ closing news conference Friday that if the federal government wants a national drug
… READ MOREReport comes ahead of the annual premiers’ Council of the Federation meeting. Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg, Ont., is shown on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Physicians are calling on the federal government to shell out
… READ MORE‘I’m confident that we’ll create a model that suits Canada,’ advisory council chair Eric Hoskins says. Former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins was asked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to head a federal
… READ MORENew forms for those with disabilities simplifies language to remove barriers. Community and Social Services Minister Irfan Sabir poses with Alberta MLAs and AISH clients to discuss the province’s new AISH guide. Government of
… READ MOREThe tangled web of disability governance and policy in Canada bodes poorly for Canadians with severe disabilities. National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, standing during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament
… READ MOREPlan published today in the British Medical Journal outlines seven steps to slash costs, improve access, and increase safety of prescription medications in both nations. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. John Locher AP Photo in The
… READ MORELearn about eligibility requirements for Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) and how to apply for and access benefits. Cost sharing of benefits The Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) program helps Albertans with a long-term
… READ MOREWhat has gotten Canadian health systems to their present state will not be sufficient to get them where they need to go for the future. Making our pan-Canadian health organizations ‘Fit for Purpose.’ Health Minister Ginette
… READ MORECRA complaints include lost documents, rejection of previously approved applicants. More Canadians are speaking out about difficulty dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency as they apply for the disability tax credit. Canadians are
… READ MOREIn the coming year, the Alberta government will spend about $22 billion on health care. That’s almost 40 per cent of the provincial government’s total budget. Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Health Services By Brooks
… READ MORECritics say auditor general report recommendations not fully considered. Calgary AISH recipient Mary Salvami says she feels the benefits should be indexed to the cost of living. Radio-Canada David Bell, CBC News Calgary March 20, 2018
… READ MOREAlberta last Canadian province to stop penalizing Albertans for having trusts set up for their care. Community and Social Services Minister Irfan Sabir introduced Bill 5 in the Alberta legislature on Monday afternoon. CBC Michelle
… READ MORENearly 343,000 Québecers receive publicly-funded home care. Critics hope political parties commit to change. Rosalyn Williams-Ness has received home care services for the past 12 years. She says she lives with almost constant
… READ MOREIt’s a looming five-year anniversary Kamila Kitzul is loath to ponder. On Dec. 12, 2012, her eight-year-old son Nicholas donned a hall pass dangling from a non-breakaway lanyard for a trip to the boys’ washroom at Bearspaw School,
… READ MOREA new report shows the number of doctors in Alberta is growing and so too is the cost. Rockyview Hospital expansion project 2005 to 2011, Calgary AB. Stantec and CANA By Slav Kornik, Global News September 28, 2017 Numbers from the
… READ MOREQuébec spends $200 more per person than the rest of Canada to provide prescription drug coverage to everyone in the province, finds new research that could inform plans for a nationwide universal drug plan. Benny Lin, flickr
… READ MOREAbout $5,789 per year — but it depends on what you think ‘average’ means. What you’ll have more trouble doing is deciding whether that spending represents a good value. National Post, Postmedia Richard Warnica,
… READ MORERAMQ investigating whether for-fee appointment booking service is against the law. An online service that finds clients a medical appointment within 48 hours for a fee has turned to Québec Superior Court to stop an audit by
… READ MOREAuditor general Merwan Saher wants the health-care system to make a ‘quantum leap’. Patients’ health information should flow to all of that person’s care providers, auditor general Merwan Saher says in his
… READ MOREProblems with access, delays in processing applications, criticized by auditor general. Community and Social Services Minister Irfan Sabir announced changes to the AISH program in a response to the auditor general’s damning
… READ MOREMark Pickup is a gifted writer who chooses words thoughtfully, methodically and philosophically. So it’s no big surprise to hear the phrase he used to describe his experience last week. I have been disabled with aggressive multiple
… READ MORE‘The hardest hit people would have been the working poor or people who are struggling to get by.’ Alberta Health Services has backed away from planned changes that would have restricted physiotherapy services now covered.
… READ MORENavigating the U.S. health care system can be frustrating for anyone, but for adults with chronic medical conditions, the frustration can become overwhelming as they juggle multiple providers, medications and treatments. A pain point
… READ MOREThe province’s largest public sector union has some concerns about an anticipated move by the government to outsource the Aids to Daily Living program. Alberta Aids to Daily Living, AADL helps Albertans with a long-term disability,
… READ MOREUniversal public coverage of 117 essential medicines could address the needs of most Canadians for pharmaceutical drugs, and possibly save more than $4 billion a year, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical
… READ MOREIn the 12 months preceding total knee arthroplasty, women experienced significantly greater utilization of knee osteoarthritis-related health care than men, according to results. Boost your knee health—and help decide whether knee
… READ MOREIt all started when I was in rehab dealing with a particularly insensitive sales rep from a major mobility company who seemed far more concerned with an upcoming Hawaiian vacation than properly outfitting me with my first wheelchair.
… READ MORESurvey paints picture of healthcare system failing people who have disabilities in Arizona. The results of a recent survey of people who have disabilities living in Arizona and their experiences with medical providers reveals a
… READ MOREThe bureaucratic mess will make you mad. The human harm could make you weep. Don Braid, Calgary Herald. Alberta’s auditor general says the government is failing the severely disabled through its income supports program.
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