The coverage was to be for birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies, but B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says oral contraceptives are already covered under a provincial program, so that share will be used to cover hormone therapy for women.
While not yet revealing all the details, New Brunswick’s government says it’s creating a patient and provider registry, which doctors will be paid to help maintain.
Dr. Eric Cadesky contrasts how people perceive the value of other goods and services, like dentistry or restaurants, with how they undervalue the work of physicians.
