Health Insurance

• Quebec to offer ‘X’ gender option for health cards, driver’s licences

  Both Quebec's vehicle and public health insurance boards say they've been informed of the government's decision to add a third gender option to the government ID cards.

  Canada

  Mar 4
  
• B.C. man fundraising for cancer treatment after insurance slip-up

  Toby Cleary applied for a $25,000 critical illness benefit through Manulife but was denied — all because he forgot to mention an emergency room visit four years ago.  

  Health

  Dec 31, 2023
  
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• Other programs can help uninsured, Ontario health minister says as coverage to end

  Sylvia Jones says uninsured people can still receive health care through other programs after the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons Program ends this Friday.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2023
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• Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents

  Board Chair Dr. Cathy Faulds says the government notified the association on Friday that the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons program will end on March 31.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2023
• Vancouver couple left to fundraise for cancer drug after coverage denied by BC Cancer

  Manuel Perez Cabello has stage four desmoplastic small round cell sarcoma and a doctor's approval to take Entrectinib, but BC Cancer won't cover the treatment.

  Health

  Aug 9, 2022
• California moves to create 1st universal health care system in U.S., but hurdles remain

  The proposal that cleared a legislative committee in the state Assembly is still a long way from becoming law, with powerful business interests arguing it would cost too much.

  World

  Jan 12, 2022
• Coronavirus: How gaps in U.S. health coverage could affect Canada’s fight against COVID-19

  The U.S., where 14 people have died from COVID-19, is the number one travel destination for Canadians.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2020
• Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants blocked for now by U.S. judge

  The rule is the Trump administration’s latest effort to limit immigrant access to public programs while trying to move the country away from a family-based immigration system to a merit-based system.

  World

  Nov 2, 2019
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• Immigrants who can’t pay for health care won’t be allowed to enter U.S. under new Trump policy

  A proclamation issued by the White House says the policy would not affect any individual's eligibility for asylum or refugee status.

  World

  Oct 5, 2019
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• ANALYSIS: Why cheap Canadian drugs are part of Donald Trump’s re-election strategy

  Donald Trump needs a winning campaign issue, and Jackson Proskow says he may have found it with a promise to consider allowing imports of cheap drugs from Canada.

  Commentary

  Jul 31, 2019