An Illinois program to provide health care coverage to noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, will cost the state $1.1 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, officials said this week, an enormous increase from the $220 million initially earmarked for the benefit.
The health care program provides state-funded health care to immigrants age 42 and older who would otherwise qualify for Medicaid if they weren’t for their citizenship status. That includes those who are here legally on a green card for fewer than five years, and illegal immigrants. The state began providing Medicaid-like benefits to those 65 and over in 2020 and…
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PEI new health care workers need could be more than 250 a year, says the government report
A report on human resource needs for PEI’s health-care system outlines a need for thousands of new workers over the next 10 years.
Provincial Clinical and Preventive Services Planning for Prince Edward Islandknown as the Peachey report, commissioned by the provincial government, is the first comprehensive look at human resource needs since 2010, Health Minister Mark McLane told the legislature Tuesday.
HealthPEICEODr. Michael Gardam recommended the government to produce the report.
“We haven’t had data like that since I’ve been here, and what it does is it really maps out in quite elaborate detail … what exactly we need —…
Health-care tower with new Pan Am clinic part of the radical makeover slated for Portage Place
A 15-storey health-care tower with a primary-care clinic, an after-hours walk-in clinic and a satellite facility for the Pan Am Clinic are part of a roughly $550-million plan to redevelop downtown Winnipeg’s Portage Place mall.
True North Real Estate Development — which has an option to purchase the mall, the parkade below it and rights to build two new high-rise towers above it — is planning a radical makeover for the 36-year-old megaproject that would transform it into a downtown community campus.
“We can drill down to the kinds of programming we think makes sense for this city and for…
Downtown Winnipeg project to include health-care expansion
WINNIPEG – A private developer announced plans Friday to turn a struggling shopping center in downtown Winnipeg into a large complex of health-care services, affordable housing and public green spaces, with a small number of retail stores.
True North Real Estate Development, the real estate arm of the company that owns the National Hockey League Winnipeg Jets, unveiled its designs as it continues to work to buy the Portage Place mall. The mall is currently owned by the Vancouver-based Peterson Group, while the surrounding area including a parkade has different owners.
“I will, again, not make the claim that this…
Ontario passes bill allowing private clinics to conduct more surgeries
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…
How health care workers can get free Chipotle to celebrate National Nurses Week
To celebrate National Nurses Week, Chipotle is awarding lucky health care workers with free meals for them and their team.
The Mexican chain will award 2,000 winners a “Burrito Care Package” with 50 entrée codes for their team, equivalent to more than $1 million in free food. Health care professionals, including nurses, dentists, therapists, pharmacists and others, can enter the sweepstakes here until May 12. Chipotle will start to reach out to winners directly by May 19.
“Given the demands placed on the health care community every day, we know finding time to bond, celebrate, or even eat as a…
When Will Plant Health Care plc (LON:PHC) Become Profitable?
Plant Health Care plc (LON:PHC) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. Plant Health Care plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides agricultural biological products and technology solutions in the Americas, Mexico, and internationally. The company’s loss has recently broadened since it announced a US$6.3m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$10m, moving it further away from the breakeven. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which Plant Health Care will turn a profit, with the big question being “when…