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- 11/15/2016
NPAO calls on Ont. government to improve access to NP services
France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt and the NDP Health Critic has announced she will be introducing a Private Members' Bill to proclaim the second full week in November each year as Nurse Practitioner Week. Representatives of the Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario (NPAO) joined her Nov. 15 in the Queen's Park media studio for the announcement. "Ontario's 2,933 nurse practitioners (NPs) deliver a range of high quality health care services to people across Ontario every day," noted Gélinas. "It's important to recognize the valuable contributions made by these professionals and remind the Liberal government that NPs could do even more, if barriers to their practice were finally removed," she said. - 11/15/2016
Quebec move to boost pharmacy transparency could save plan sponsors money
Bill requires pharmacists detail which service corresponds to which fee on receipts. - 11/15/2016
Most Canadians high on Shoppers' bid to sell medical marijuana
Young adults, wealthiest Canadians most in favour of drugstore chain's formal application. - 11/15/2016
How a Trump presidency could affect healthcare in Canada
During the campaign, Donald Trump called Canada’s healthcare system a disaster, and promised to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. In voting for Trump, Americans voted for a president who railed against the status quo. If, under his watch, deregulation leads to faster approval of pharmaceutical drugs and cheaper drug prices because they’re imported from countries such as India, there will be enormous pressure on Canada to follow the same path. - 11/14/2016
Nearly half of military families struggle to find proper primary care after relocating
A new resource for family physicians is aiming to increase awareness about the challenges facing these families