Ontario won’t give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will bring them into public system | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government says it will not give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will work to bring them into the publicly funded health-care system as the federal deadline to ensure coverage for medically necessary services passes. More than a year ago, the federal health minister wrote to Ontario, telling the province to come up […]
Ontario not satisfied with federal nurse practitioner clarity it requested | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government says it will belatedly align with federal guidelines on nurse practitioners, a policy the province asked Ottawa to clarify two years ago. The federal government had set an April 1 deadline for provinces to have a policy in place to fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners. It’s a deadline […]
Saskatchewan says ‘standing still’ not an option under new health-care plan | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] After hinting at it a week ago, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has unveiled his plan to address health care, which focuses on improving access. But the opposition NDP say the plan is a “recycle” of a health-care strategy from 14 years ago. Moe said the “Patients First Health Care Plan” will ensure people get […]