Policy

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected on Thursday to announce a $738.9-million funding package for First Nations healthcare, governance and emergency management.

Ottawa has clarified that nurse practitioner services equivalent to what physicians provide are covered by the Canada Health Act’s requirement that medically necessary services are publicly funded, and gave provinces until April 1 to do so.

The bill aims to overhaul Bill P-38, or the Act respecting the protection of persons whose mental state presents a danger to themselves or to others, adopted in 1998.

A statement from the association's president applauded the budgets focus on specialists—but emphasized a lack action on another healthcare province from the current government.

Study finds Ontario policy increased pharmacy visits without reducing demand for doctor visits.

This week’s Ontario College of Pharmacists' Board of Directors meeting ignited debate how best to establish competency for each new minor ailment.

A new study finds molecular signs of reduced aging in adults 70 and older who received the vaccine, though no clear clinical benefits have emerged.

Band-Aid solutions won't fix our healthcare system and will only lead to a further degradation of quality, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes argues.

About 72% of Black adults had drug insurance coverage, compared to about 80% of white adults, the study found.

Some concerns (and confusion) still linger on certain the finer details of the model, as well as the potential for unintended consequences. Here’s a look into some of the key aspects of the model and how it will affect FHO physicians.