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Canada Seeks to Ensure Public Coverage of Medical Care
The new Canada Health Act Services Policy will require that medically necessary services provided by nonphysicians are publicly funded.
Canadian health work force needs tens of thousands of additional providers, study finds
Country not producing enough health care providers to keep up with demand; report calls for increases in education and ...
P.E.I. Nurses' Union applauds change to Canada Health Act
P.E.I. Nurses' Union welcomes the recent change to the Canada Health Act, which will allow nurse practitioners to contribute more to the healthcare system on the Island.
No immediate plans to close private Ontario nurse practitioner clinics despite new guidance
The province has been under pressure from health-care advocates and political opponents to tackle the rise of private nurse practitioner clinics that charge patients.
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P.E.I. Nurses' Union applauds change to Canada Health Act
P.E.I. Nurses' Union welcomes the upcoming change to the Canada Health Act, which will allow nurse practitioners to contribute more to the health-care system on the Island. Starting April 1 next ...
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House bill would reauthorize Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
The AHA voiced support for bipartisan House legislation introduced Feb. 4 to reauthorize for five years the Dr. Lorna Breen ...
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The reality of family medicine has changed. The health system must keep up
The federal government has taken a step in the right direction with a new interpretation of the Canada Health Act. In a letter in January, federal Health Minister Mark Holland clarified that ...