Healthcare providers are also urged to consider measles in their differential diagnoses, particularly in patients returning from travel who show respiratory symptoms.
Insurers argue that PPNs are a way to help employers manage costs and offer good coverage to members. Pharmacist associations say they are payer-directed care that prevents patients from choosing their own pharmacist and break continuity of care.
The Canadian Press submitted a freedom-of-information request for copies of complaints made under the law banning charges for services covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.