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As It Happens6:32CEO of Canadian virtual health-care company defends charging for services As the Liberal government pressures provinces to crack down on doctors charging money for medical services, the CEO of a virtual health-care clinic is defending the practice. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos sent a letter last week to his provincial and territorial counterparts raising

The US does prioritize health as a society and voters are reluctant to endorse options that limit access to the newest improvements in health care. However, a fundamental shortcoming within the US health care system is the tendency to create and perpetuate incentives to deliver higher-margin therapies and specialty care as an alternative of primary

Premier Danielle Smith says she’s concerned Alberta’s health-care delivery agency is being pulled in too many directions. Smith says she has asked Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to revamp the structure of Alberta Health Services, better known as AHS, to make it more responsive to regional needs. “Let’s get Alberta Health Services focused on doing what

RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators announced Thursday they are working on a college sports bill that would create national regulations for name, image and likeness compensation for players, establish an entity to oversee the enforcement of those rules and fund long-term health care for athletes. “Our goal is to stabilize

Open this photo in gallery: BC Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Jennifer Whiteside did not provide a specific timeline for when the new programs would be running, but said she anticipated them in a ‘fairly short order.’DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press British Columbia is spending $3-million to expand a program that partners health-care workers with

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SCHENECTADY- MVP Health Care is proud to announce the launch of its DualAccess Complete Plan, a customer-centric Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) that is specifically tailored to improve the health care experience of dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid customers (IB-Dual) in New York. Most of the US Medicare and Medicaid population suffers from three or more

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government says it’s giving a boost to the province’s health-care system by bringing in more than 300 internationally educated professional workers to fill vacant positions. Health minister Audrey Gordon said Tuesday that almost 90 per cent of the 348 candidates offered for positions during the

Patients continue to flock to the City Center urgent and primary care facility in downtown Vancouver, even though it’s hobbled by complex legal sparring is likely to drag on in the absence of decisive government intervention. The chief medical officer for Seymour Health says at least 50 patients a day are sent to hospitals or

(Article 2 of 5) [5-Part Article Series] People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with