Health Policy News

Virtual emergency care is being proposed for four communities in British Columbia's Interior in an effort to reduce the number of emergency room closures over lack of staffing.

Premier Danielle Smith's government has said its new policy charging most Albertans $100 for the shot is an effort to reduce wastage and expense.

During the 2024 election campaign, Holt had planned to focus her first year on issues like healthcare and housing. But a month after her election win, Trump was elected south of the border.

The OMA held a press conference to highlight billing issues with OHIP that are bogging physicians down—and making them less likely to do certain types of work where the billing issues are more common.

Toronto’s new Medical Officer of Health Dr. Michelle Murti said the pilot will collect sewage samples in areas where fans congregate and test them to detect diseases, such as COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

A final report into allegations of corruption in Alberta government health contracts says it was widely known two staffers were in conflicts of interest but no steps were taken by senior officials.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said last month that his government is committed to bringing the rest of the country on board as pharmacare and the government’s dental plan ‘make a huge difference to many people’s lives.’

Under the new rules, IMGs will not be eligible to apply for residency in Ontario in the first round unless they attended at least two years of high school in the province.