Medicare
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Alberta government says clinic offering faster doctor access for a fee is an outlierThe Alberta government says a Calgary medical clinic charging patients for faster access to a physician is an outlier and it will take action against any clinic that follows suit.HealthJul 26, 2023
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Alberta clinic charging for access to doctors would break medicare laws, Health Canada saysHealth Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws.HealthJul 26, 2023
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U.S. charges 78 people across 16 states in $2.5B healthcare fraud takedownSome cases were tied to expensive HIV medications, which can fetch Medicare reimbursement rates as high as $10,000 for a month's supply.U.S. NewsJun 28, 2023
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Joe Biden pitches tax increase for high earners to keep Medicare afloatSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was quick to dismiss the plan, telling reporters that Biden's budget agenda "will not see the light of day."U.S. NewsMar 8, 2023
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‘Fill-the-gaps’ programs can’t replace Liberal promise of pharmacare, advocates sayAs pressure builds on the Liberals to implement pharmacare, questions are being raised about whether Ottawa’s model will materialize as a truly universal, single-payer program.HealthJan 24, 2023
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Premier Smith moves ahead with health-care reform without federal fundingPremiers across the country have been asking for more federal healthcare funding for over a year to no avail. Premier Smith says she's not waiting for the feds any longer.PoliticsJan 10, 2023
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N.B. opposition parties say new bill opens door for corporate involvement in health-care systemHealth Minister Bruce Fitch says the bill is intended to allow for some surgeries to be done outside of hospital to free up resources for more complicated procedures.HealthDec 1, 2022
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Medicare to cover N.B. pharmacists’ fees for birth control, shingles treatmentsThe province of New Brunswick says Medicare will now cover fees that pharmacies charge for prescribing birth control, as well as for assessing and treating people for shingles.HealthJun 7, 2022
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As heart complications rise, Canadian hospitals might buckle, experts sayA new report says hospitals across Canada have postponed hundreds of thousands of surgeries, procedures and treatment consultations for heart patients.HealthFeb 1, 2022
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Montreal family doctors angered by threat to penalize those who don’t take on more patientsDoctor Maya Cholette-Tetrault says premier François Legault has no idea of her reality as a family physician, and his demand for doctors to take on 1,000 patients is upsetting.HealthNov 4, 2021
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