The announcement comes amid recent Republican-led Medicaid cuts and the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which have driven up premiums for some Americans.
The AMA says the patient received some initial therapy in the emergency room but because there were no stretcher spaces inside the emergency department, he was left in waiting room.
More than 70% of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones has told them to come up with three-year plans to balance their budgets.
At BCPHA’s annual conference, insurers and government officials discussed how rising drug costs, GLP-1s and chronic disease are reshaping the future of pharmacy care.
At BCPhA’s annual conference, speakers discussed racism in healthcare, traditional medicines and a Vancouver clinic trying to rebuild care around its Indigenous patients.