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Integration of My Number and accelerating health insurance cards

With the government aiming to integrate health insurance cards into My Number cards in the fall of next year, medical institutions will be required in principle to accept My Number cards with health insurance functions starting this month. However, concerns remain among medical and welfare workers who worry about the possibility of people who don’t own My Number cards having difficulty seeing a doctor, or issues related to handling the My Number cards of patients and welfare service users. “If (health insurance cards are) integrated into My Number cards, the burden of safekeeping them will become incomparably tougher,” said an…
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Physician Contracting 101 – Rickard & Associates

Physician contracts are often complicated and have unique terms. We help our clients understand the terms and negotiate their contracts. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). Many of our clients are physicians who are negotiating or renegotiating their employment contracts with their employers. Sometimes these are with health systems, hospitals, or small physician offices. We also have clients come to us with issues after they negotiated their own contracts. Physician contracts are unique, as they have standard…
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Sault Ste. Marie news: Protestors worried about the privatization of health care in Ontario

Protests were held across the province Tuesday opposing what critics described as plans to privatize health care in Ontario. Held by the Ontario Health Coalition, organizers said the Ford government’s Bill 60 would bring back a two-tier health care system. Representatives took aim at the bill, which is expected to pass this week. “That bill is allowing a lot of hospital procedures, diagnostics, and surgeries to be moved out of public hospitals, and into what are being called independent health facilities,” said Marie DellaVedova of the Coalition. “They are, in fact, private hospitals and clinics.” “We have experience with private…
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Opinion: Canadians are the biggest losers in the Supreme Court’s latest health care decision

It was 18 years ago that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that waitlists for health care in Quebec were an affront to a patient’s constitutional rights – opening the door to private health insurance in the province. Which is why the court’s decision last week not to hear an appeal of a BC Court ruling, which bans extra-billing and private insurance, is so puzzling. And infuriating. Because not much has changed in the nearly two-decade-long span since its landmark decision on this matter. In fact, it could be argued, the situation has deteriorated even further, with the crisis in…
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Is Your Compliance Plan Protecting You?

Healthcare compliance plans are essential to ensure your practice is following the law. Your compliance plan can keep your practice out of trouble. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). A recent enforcement action highlights the need for an effective and updated compliance plan. A physician in Arkansas has been sentenced to 102 months of prison time and to pay over $4.63 million in restitution. Following release from prison, he will have three (3) years of supervised release.…
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Leptin and Weight Loss – Maria Mind Body Health

Did you ever wonder why it is easier to gain weight than keeping it off? The key to this is in the fat cells where a powerful hormone is produced called leptin. Leptin signals the brain to regulate the metabolism in order to store or burn fat. Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells that helps regulate appetite and energy expenditure. When leptin levels are high, it signals to the brain that the body has enough energy and can stop eating. However, when the body becomes resistant to leptin, this signaling system breaks down, leading to increased appetite and…
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Ontario’s Your Health Act: Changes to the Legal Framework for Independent Health Facilities | Knowledge

The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 60, the Your Health Act, 2023. According to the Ministry of Health, Bill 60 aims to, among other things, improve patient wait times and patient experiences by expanding access to publicly funded, community based health services.[1] This bulletin summarizes the proposed legal regime set forth in Bill 60 for “integrated community health service centres,” which will be privately operated – but publicly funded – health facilities that provide surgical and diagnostic care. Existing Regime for Independent Health Facilities Privately owned independent health facilities (IHFs) currently operate in Ontario and perform publicly funded procedures (ie,…
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