The federal government says these services should have been accessible at no cost under the Canada Health Act
for virtual health care, and it announced that it is clawing back $82.5-million in health transfers to seven provinces, mainly for allowing private companies to charge for diagnostic services.
Mr. Duclos said he will be speaking with his provincial and territorial counterparts about a “new interpretation” of the Canada Health Act that takes into account the changes in virtual care, as well as the expanding scope of practice of health care workers. Quebec faces a $41.9-million clawback. The other two provinces hardest hit by the move are British Columbia, at $17-million, and Alberta, at $13.8-million. But because B.C. has implemented a plan to fix the problems that led to the extra billing, most of the money Ottawa is demanding of it will be returned.
In 2018, Ottawa told provinces and territories that diagnostic tests are covered by the Canada Health Act and gave them two years to address the problem of patients being charged fees for testing. “There’s no level of government in Canada, no province, including the federal government, which has taken so much action and made so much investment to make the public health care system work,” Mr. Dix told reporters in Vancouver.
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