The Ontario government has passed a bill allowing private clinics to conduct more OHIP-covered surgeries as advocates warn of potential legal action.
Bill 60, also known as the Your Health Actwas passed by the Doug Ford government Monday at Queen’s Park and will go into effect once it receives Royal Assent.
The legislation was first tabled in February by Health Minister Sylvia Jones, who argued it was necessary to reduce the province’s large surgical backlog.
“People should not have to wait for months for diagnosis, and if necessary, surgeries,” Jones said on Feb. 21.
Under the bill, both for-profit and…
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Foods marketed to kids are higher in sugar
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Researchers say packaged foods marketed to children contain higher levels of sugar and are lower in essential nutrients than other products.
They said cereal and toaster pastries had the most child-appealing marketing among the products they studied.
Experts say more education for parents as well as government regulation on product marketing to children is needed.
Foods marketed at kids with the most child-appealing packaging are often higher in sugar and lower in vital nutrients than those with less appealing packaging.
That’s according to a Canadian…
7 ways to extend the healthy years of your life
More and more people are living to age 100. The average life expectancy at birth in the United States is about 76 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But although we’re likely to live to an older age than our grandparents’ generation, that doesn’t mean we’re any healthier than they are.
“It’s between four and eight years that we live longer than our grandparents,” on average, says Greg Macpherson, cellular health expert and founder of SRW Laboratories, a biotechnology company.
“People are generally living longer, and we’re generally losing less people earlier. And those two things…
“High performance network” health care insurance plans to leave patients with unexpected medical debt
A Tennessee family faced a potentially catastrophic situation when Joe Smith — a husband and father of four — was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Smith, of Chattanooga, had health insurance through his job with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, but the insurance company refused to pay for the surgery necessary to prevent a life-threatening rupture.
“We knew that he kind of had this ticking time bomb in his head,” Stacie Smith, Joe’s wife, said.
The insurer claimed that the neurosurgeon that Smith’s family had chosen was out of the network, and the plan had no coverage for out-of-network…
Sun Life’s innovative approach to mental health treatment
“Becoming a first-time mother has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling. However, I found myself needing extra support for my mental health,” she said. “There were several barriers preventing me from getting this, including cost. I was able to navigate my situation by working with a Mental Health Coach. A quick response and an action plan were what I needed and helped me to feel better.”
Half of all disability claims for people under 44 are for mental diseases, making younger Canadians the group most affected by mental health problems. With MHC’s individualized and proactive approach, participants can take control of…
Can Your Practice Afford a Data Breach?
Probably not.
A recent study found that the total average cost of a healthcare breach is $10.10 million.
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Can your healthcare practice afford a breach? Most healthcare entities cannot.
Since 2020, healthcare breach costs have risen by 42%.
As we know healthcare breaches are incessant, it is important to understand trends.
The trends that have emerged over the past few years are:
Repeat attacks. Many healthcare entities have seen repeat attacks.…
Ford government’s law allows more surgery in private clinics
Premier Doug Ford’s government has passed health-care reforms aimed at easing wait-lists by clearing the way for more publicly funded surgeries and procedures in private clinics — a move critics say will sabotage medicare.
Called the Your Health Act, the bill introduced to controversy in January allows more for-profit clinics to provide cataract and other surgeons, as well as diagnostic tests including CT scans and MRIs, all paid for by OHIP.
“This is about getting rid of the backlog, making sure we help people get well again,” Ford said Monday, as the opposition parties charged with the new law will…