Ottawa warns provinces of health care funding cuts if charges for unnecessary services allowed
The federal government has issued a warning to provinces and territories that it intends to reduce the funding they receive through federal health transfers if they continue to allow private companies to charge patients for medically necessary health services, including virtual care.
Provinces and territories will soon receive a separate letter that will make clear that the federal government interprets the Canada Health Act to mean “Where instances of patient charges for these services are present, I will pursue a reduction in federal health transfers by an equivalent amount, as authorized by the Act,” he writes.
In 2019, virtual care accounted for an average of 3.4 per cent of the health services delivered to patients in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, according to Canadian Institutes of Health Information data. A year later, the proportion in those provinces had grown to an average of 18 per cent.
In 2018, Ottawa sent a similar warning to provinces and territories, raising concerns about Canadians paying out of pocket for diagnostic tests. Two years later, a policy was implemented banning these fees. Provinces and territories that work with the federal government to eliminate these fees for diagnostics may be eligible for reimbursement of their deductions, Mr. Duclos added.
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