Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is warning the provinces of potential clawbacks in federal transfer payments should patients keep paying out of pocket for medically necessary care.
The federal government is notifying the provinces and territories that Ottawa is keeping a close eye on the growing creep of for-profit health care in this country.
“It is critical that access to medically necessary services, whether provided in-person or virtually, remains based on medical need and free of charge.” In a statement released Friday morning, Duclos also pointed to evidence of patients paying for medically necessary care, including diagnostic imaging, saying such services “should be accessible at no cost.”In a February interview with the Star
Duclos also said that health professionals charging for medically necessary services through expanded scopes of practice was another example of how for-profit care is creeping into the public system.
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