Monday, February 28, 2005
Saturday, February 26, 2005
One little lady -and courageous whistle blowing made a difference
Osprey Media Group Inc. - Brantford Expositor: "year later
By Susan Gamble
Local News - Saturday, February 26, 2005 @ 01:00
The story of 86-year-old Norma Stenson and pictures of her abuse at the hands of workers in a local retirement home and a long-term care facility shocked those in the industry, the government and families with loved ones living in seniors facilities
Those involved say everything changed in the ensuing year ? and nothing changed.
***
The government has promised sweeping changes and has been slowly implementing some of them.
There are now surprise visits by the provincial inspectors, who formerly would warn long-term care facilities months in advance of their inspections.
A provincial Web site now allows people to look at those inspection reports. Its value is questionable, however. Confirmed abuse is almost non-existent, the reports are eventually up to a year out of date, and they don?t say whether the home in question has taken steps to clear up the problems.
Toll-free phone lines ? 1-866-434-0144 for long-term care issues and 1-800-361-7254 for retirement home complaints ? have been set up.
Important new legislation is expected to be introduced shortly, some of it based on the Brantford situation.
Brant MPP Dave Levac says he can?t yet go into details, but hints the proposed law will make it mandatory to report suspicions of abuse to the ministry, and will expand the protection for whistleblowers in long-term care facilities. Another important change is the expected separation of two roles that have been carried out until now by the same person. The compliance officer will ensure the home is doing what it?s supposed to do, while the inspector will shut the home down if i"
By Susan Gamble
Local News - Saturday, February 26, 2005 @ 01:00
The story of 86-year-old Norma Stenson and pictures of her abuse at the hands of workers in a local retirement home and a long-term care facility shocked those in the industry, the government and families with loved ones living in seniors facilities
Those involved say everything changed in the ensuing year ? and nothing changed.
***
The government has promised sweeping changes and has been slowly implementing some of them.
There are now surprise visits by the provincial inspectors, who formerly would warn long-term care facilities months in advance of their inspections.
A provincial Web site now allows people to look at those inspection reports. Its value is questionable, however. Confirmed abuse is almost non-existent, the reports are eventually up to a year out of date, and they don?t say whether the home in question has taken steps to clear up the problems.
Toll-free phone lines ? 1-866-434-0144 for long-term care issues and 1-800-361-7254 for retirement home complaints ? have been set up.
Important new legislation is expected to be introduced shortly, some of it based on the Brantford situation.
Brant MPP Dave Levac says he can?t yet go into details, but hints the proposed law will make it mandatory to report suspicions of abuse to the ministry, and will expand the protection for whistleblowers in long-term care facilities. Another important change is the expected separation of two roles that have been carried out until now by the same person. The compliance officer will ensure the home is doing what it?s supposed to do, while the inspector will shut the home down if i"
Friday, February 25, 2005
Doctor shortage - St. Catharine News
We need solutions to get more doctors or alternatives to make existing resources more effective. Suggestions anyone?
Osprey Media Group Inc. - St. Catharine News: "Physician recruitment program's funding threatened
ROBERT LAPENSEE
Local News - Friday, February 18, 2005 @ 08:00
With an estimated 25,000-30,000 St. Catharines residents still without a family doctor, the future of the City's physician recruitment program is up in the air as council looks to reduce the proposed budget for 2005.
Item 10 on the second of three reductions lists being considered in order to cut an 11.5 per cent levy increase down to a 2.8 per cent increase is proposing to take out the City's funding for the program, representing a savings of $36,800.
City Treasurer Colin Briggs had department heads prepare a list of possible reductions in order to meet council's wishes of chopping $6.79 million out of the proposed $87 million budget.
Brock Dickinson, the director of the economic development and tourism department at city hall, said the city money is the only source of funding for the program and cutting it out will eliminate the program altogether at a time when residents need one to exist.
'We are considered an under serviced area by the province,' Dickinson told the Niagara News, adding St. Catharines is 15 doctors short of being fully serviced. 'With an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 people without a family doctor, that is certainly approaching a crisis situation.' "
Osprey Media Group Inc. - St. Catharine News: "Physician recruitment program's funding threatened
ROBERT LAPENSEE
Local News - Friday, February 18, 2005 @ 08:00
With an estimated 25,000-30,000 St. Catharines residents still without a family doctor, the future of the City's physician recruitment program is up in the air as council looks to reduce the proposed budget for 2005.
Item 10 on the second of three reductions lists being considered in order to cut an 11.5 per cent levy increase down to a 2.8 per cent increase is proposing to take out the City's funding for the program, representing a savings of $36,800.
City Treasurer Colin Briggs had department heads prepare a list of possible reductions in order to meet council's wishes of chopping $6.79 million out of the proposed $87 million budget.
Brock Dickinson, the director of the economic development and tourism department at city hall, said the city money is the only source of funding for the program and cutting it out will eliminate the program altogether at a time when residents need one to exist.
'We are considered an under serviced area by the province,' Dickinson told the Niagara News, adding St. Catharines is 15 doctors short of being fully serviced. 'With an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 people without a family doctor, that is certainly approaching a crisis situation.' "
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Federal Budget 2005
Not a bad pre-election budget - maybe Mr.Dithers has seen the light-chuckle. QJ
Federal Budget 2005 | canada.com Network: "The $12.6 billion in tax cuts, which begin with a marginal $187-million reduction in the coming fiscal year starting April 1, include a gradual increase in the amount Canadians can earn tax free to $10,000 from $8,500, and an increase in annual RRSP limits to $22,000.
The budget also eliminates the 30 per cent limit on foreign holdings in registered pension plans, which the investment community has been advocating, and for savers boosts the amount in their bank accounts that are insured to $100,000.
For businesses, the budget eliminates the corporate surtax, which was introduced as a temporary deficit reduction tax on large corporations, and cuts the general corporate income tax rate to 19 per cent from 21 per cent, which Goodale says will allow Canada to maintain its tax advantage over the U.S.
Businesses, while applauding the tax relief, were quick to criticize the slow five-year pace at which the relief will be dished out.
'It?s too little, too slow,' said Jayson Myers, economist with the Manufacturers and Exporters Canada, who said that, despite Goodale?s claim, Canadian companies are at a 25-per cent tax disadvantage with their American competitors.
'The tax cuts are ... a disappointment,' agreed, Nancy Hughes Anthony, head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
She and other business leaders were also critical of what they warned is an excessive and unsustainable pace of spending increases.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation also complained that the 'personal income tax relief starts out measly' and that there will be too much spending, especially on the Kyoto 'sinkhole.'
But it applauded the continued pay down of the debt, which by the end of this fiscal year will have fallen below the"
Federal Budget 2005 | canada.com Network: "The $12.6 billion in tax cuts, which begin with a marginal $187-million reduction in the coming fiscal year starting April 1, include a gradual increase in the amount Canadians can earn tax free to $10,000 from $8,500, and an increase in annual RRSP limits to $22,000.
The budget also eliminates the 30 per cent limit on foreign holdings in registered pension plans, which the investment community has been advocating, and for savers boosts the amount in their bank accounts that are insured to $100,000.
For businesses, the budget eliminates the corporate surtax, which was introduced as a temporary deficit reduction tax on large corporations, and cuts the general corporate income tax rate to 19 per cent from 21 per cent, which Goodale says will allow Canada to maintain its tax advantage over the U.S.
Businesses, while applauding the tax relief, were quick to criticize the slow five-year pace at which the relief will be dished out.
'It?s too little, too slow,' said Jayson Myers, economist with the Manufacturers and Exporters Canada, who said that, despite Goodale?s claim, Canadian companies are at a 25-per cent tax disadvantage with their American competitors.
'The tax cuts are ... a disappointment,' agreed, Nancy Hughes Anthony, head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
She and other business leaders were also critical of what they warned is an excessive and unsustainable pace of spending increases.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation also complained that the 'personal income tax relief starts out measly' and that there will be too much spending, especially on the Kyoto 'sinkhole.'
But it applauded the continued pay down of the debt, which by the end of this fiscal year will have fallen below the"
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Yahoo! News - Government Paying Ever More Health Costs -Report
Rising health costs is an international challenge - U.S health consumes 50%
of national budget -wow. QJ
Yahoo! News - Government Paying Ever More Health Costs -Report
of national budget -wow. QJ
Yahoo! News - Government Paying Ever More Health Costs -Report
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Cost to clean up sponsorship mess soars
Gosh Mr Dithers when is it going to end and when is the bleeding at the public trough going to stop- 70-80 million is a lot of money which could be spent for such unimportant priorities as health . However we agree that political accountability is important as well- PR
What do you think -tell us Mailto: respondfeedbacknow@yahoo.ca
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click here for story News canada.com network or http://makeaccountable.blogspot.com
Prescription Drug Survival Guide
Medication errors cause at least one death every day and injure approximately 1.3 million people each year"
Prescription Drug Survival Guide
Prescription Drug Survival Guide
Saturday, February 19, 2005
What are Doctors not telling you-ladies?
"WOMEN?S HEALTH ALERT!
You?re NOT Getting The Whole Story On Hysterectomies...
6 out of 10 doctors fail to tell women they have less invasive alternatives?according to a new study. Are you being deliberately left in the dark?
When your doctor recommends a hysterectomy, are you sure you?re being offered every surgical option? The answer may be an alarming 'no'?according to a recent study.
Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed every year in the United States. It?s second only to Caesarean deliveries as the most frequently performed major abdominal surgery for women. And a recent survey of gynecologists revealed that at least 6 out 10 doctors failed to inform their patients that they could undergo a less invasive form of hysterectomy that would NOT involve the removal of the cervix.
This could be an important factor in preserving a woman?s urinary, bowel and sexual activity?functions often damaged by a total hysterectomy. This lesser surgery also has a faster recovery time and involves a shorter stay in the hospital. For the full, eye-opening story, see page 324.
Don?t you deserve to know about all your healing choices? Of course, you do. That?s why we urge you to send for your FREE-Preview copy "
You?re NOT Getting The Whole Story On Hysterectomies...
6 out of 10 doctors fail to tell women they have less invasive alternatives?according to a new study. Are you being deliberately left in the dark?
When your doctor recommends a hysterectomy, are you sure you?re being offered every surgical option? The answer may be an alarming 'no'?according to a recent study.
Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed every year in the United States. It?s second only to Caesarean deliveries as the most frequently performed major abdominal surgery for women. And a recent survey of gynecologists revealed that at least 6 out 10 doctors failed to inform their patients that they could undergo a less invasive form of hysterectomy that would NOT involve the removal of the cervix.
This could be an important factor in preserving a woman?s urinary, bowel and sexual activity?functions often damaged by a total hysterectomy. This lesser surgery also has a faster recovery time and involves a shorter stay in the hospital. For the full, eye-opening story, see page 324.
Don?t you deserve to know about all your healing choices? Of course, you do. That?s why we urge you to send for your FREE-Preview copy "
Friday, February 18, 2005
Wall street journal view of lack of Canadian Health Care delivery
TheStar.com - $25,000 gets you a hip with a trip
TheStar.com - $25,000 gets you a hip with a trip: "All-inclusive operation for a hefty fee
There are alternatives - lets start using them to break the Q- Q-jumpers
PRITHI YELAJA
STAFF REPORTER
Need hip surgery?
For a 'package price' of $25,000 (U.S.) a private medical referral service setting up shop in Toronto can get you the operation and will also throw in the cost of a hotel stay and meals for a companion.
The hefty price includes fees for a surgeon, anesthetist and nursing care at a hospital near the U.S. border.
The Vancouver-based company, which provides referrals to the U.S. for patients needing everything from surgery to diagnostic tests, is also expanding into Quebec.
Business is booming because of lengthy wait lists, especially for joint replacement surgery, which makes up 90 per cent of their business, said Rick Baker, president of Timely Medical Alternatives Inc., which has been in operation for a year. The rising Canadian dollar is also boosting his bottom line, he added.'Some of the stories would make your hair curl. These are horror stories of people facing interminable waits,' Baker said. 'Finally, in desperation, they get in touch with us and 17 days later they have a new hip.'
The average wait to receive treatment after seeing an orthopedic surgeon ranges from 53.4 weeks in Saskatchewan to 10.7 weeks in New Brunswick. In Ontario, the median wait is 21 weeks.
Health policy experts say going south of the border for care is not new, as Ontarians already have that option. What's new is the middleman making a profit on the idea, said Dr. Philip Berger of the Medical Reform Group, which advocates for a publicly funded universal health system.
However, who pays if the patient has a complication, asked Berger. "
There are alternatives - lets start using them to break the Q- Q-jumpers
PRITHI YELAJA
STAFF REPORTER
Need hip surgery?
For a 'package price' of $25,000 (U.S.) a private medical referral service setting up shop in Toronto can get you the operation and will also throw in the cost of a hotel stay and meals for a companion.
The hefty price includes fees for a surgeon, anesthetist and nursing care at a hospital near the U.S. border.
The Vancouver-based company, which provides referrals to the U.S. for patients needing everything from surgery to diagnostic tests, is also expanding into Quebec.
Business is booming because of lengthy wait lists, especially for joint replacement surgery, which makes up 90 per cent of their business, said Rick Baker, president of Timely Medical Alternatives Inc., which has been in operation for a year. The rising Canadian dollar is also boosting his bottom line, he added.'Some of the stories would make your hair curl. These are horror stories of people facing interminable waits,' Baker said. 'Finally, in desperation, they get in touch with us and 17 days later they have a new hip.'
The average wait to receive treatment after seeing an orthopedic surgeon ranges from 53.4 weeks in Saskatchewan to 10.7 weeks in New Brunswick. In Ontario, the median wait is 21 weeks.
Health policy experts say going south of the border for care is not new, as Ontarians already have that option. What's new is the middleman making a profit on the idea, said Dr. Philip Berger of the Medical Reform Group, which advocates for a publicly funded universal health system.
However, who pays if the patient has a complication, asked Berger. "
Timely Medical Alternatives Inc.
There are alternatives to waiting in line or que Q already. These service organizations should be encouraged- Q-jumpers
Timely Medical Alternatives Inc.
Timely Medical Alternatives Inc.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Drug company should provide free service?
Drug company should provide free service? Why is it that it is okay for the private sector to provide things for free and not the government which is paid to do so through our taxes! Where is the logic?- Q-jumpers
Hamilton: "Drug companies treating Fabry patients unfairly: Ont. health minister
Greg Bonnell
Canadian Press
Thursday, February 17, 2005"
Hamilton: "Drug companies treating Fabry patients unfairly: Ont. health minister
Greg Bonnell
Canadian Press
Thursday, February 17, 2005"
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Cut the bureaucrats
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Cut the bureaucrats: "Tue, February 15, 2005
Cut the bureaucrats
Fewer students but school taxes soar
By TOM BRODBECK
There are a few things we should consider as school divisions plan to sock us with another round of property-tax hikes. One is student enrolment, which continues to fall.
And the other is school division spending -- up 34% during the past 10 years (well above inflation).
We should consider those two things because almost every year for the past 35 years, school divisions have taught fewer students, yet they charge taxpayers more.
It doesn't make sense.
If school divisions have fewer students to teach, why would their costs keep going up so much?
In the early 1970s, student enrolment in Manitoba peaked at about 247,000, due largely to the baby-boom generation.
By the early 1980s, it plummeted to 200,000.
It declined again in the early 1990s -- although not as sharply -- to about 195,000, where it remained steady for several years.
But by 1999, it started to fall again and has been slipping almost every year since, falling to about 188,000 in 2003.
Despite that, school division spending has been rising sharply.
It's up 21% during the past five years. That's about 4% a year, nearly double the rate of inflation.
Yet, school trustees tell us every year how they've cut spending to the bone.
Somehow, we're not getting the whole story.
There are some explanations for the increased spending. Schools, over the years, have had to pay for things such as computer labs and other technology. And there are programs, such as those for special-needs students, which never existed before.
But that only explains a fraction of it.
It"
Cut the bureaucrats
Fewer students but school taxes soar
By TOM BRODBECK
There are a few things we should consider as school divisions plan to sock us with another round of property-tax hikes. One is student enrolment, which continues to fall.
And the other is school division spending -- up 34% during the past 10 years (well above inflation).
We should consider those two things because almost every year for the past 35 years, school divisions have taught fewer students, yet they charge taxpayers more.
It doesn't make sense.
If school divisions have fewer students to teach, why would their costs keep going up so much?
In the early 1970s, student enrolment in Manitoba peaked at about 247,000, due largely to the baby-boom generation.
By the early 1980s, it plummeted to 200,000.
It declined again in the early 1990s -- although not as sharply -- to about 195,000, where it remained steady for several years.
But by 1999, it started to fall again and has been slipping almost every year since, falling to about 188,000 in 2003.
Despite that, school division spending has been rising sharply.
It's up 21% during the past five years. That's about 4% a year, nearly double the rate of inflation.
Yet, school trustees tell us every year how they've cut spending to the bone.
Somehow, we're not getting the whole story.
There are some explanations for the increased spending. Schools, over the years, have had to pay for things such as computer labs and other technology. And there are programs, such as those for special-needs students, which never existed before.
But that only explains a fraction of it.
It"
Competing Hospitals and Providers Work Miracles
FCPP Publications :: Competing Hospitals and Providers Work Miracles
This is a useful review of what other jurisdictions have done to improve their health system delivery system. We could do the same. Why not test alternatives to see if they can work in Canada? We have nothing to hide and everything to gain.
This is a useful review of what other jurisdictions have done to improve their health system delivery system. We could do the same. Why not test alternatives to see if they can work in Canada? We have nothing to hide and everything to gain.
Times England -Labour will give people control over more of their lives
In England the debate is about customer choice - hopefully the message will arrive in Canada soon. -Q-jumpers
But he said: “The true test of politics is whether you make the changes that endure. As we move towards the next election, the nation will need to decide: does Britain keep moving fowards or does it go back?”
Mr Milburn said that the Government, having increased resources for health and education, should now seek a “new public service settlement in which choice for users and diversity of providers becomes the modern means of redistributing opportunities in our society.
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But he said: “The true test of politics is whether you make the changes that endure. As we move towards the next election, the nation will need to decide: does Britain keep moving fowards or does it go back?”
Mr Milburn said that the Government, having increased resources for health and education, should now seek a “new public service settlement in which choice for users and diversity of providers becomes the modern means of redistributing opportunities in our society.
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$340 million given by fed s to upgrade medical equipment
A good start in providing better service
Hamilton: "equipment
Canadian Press
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
TORONTO -- Hospitals and long-term care homes across Ontario will get $340 million to upgrade their medical equipment, Health Minister George Smitherman announced Tuesday.
'We are modernizing our diagnostic and medical equipment to improve the care patients are receiving, and also to reduce the time they have to wait to receive that care,' he said in a release.
'You can't deliver comprehensive, quality health care without state-of-the-art equipment.'
Smitherman said the funding would include:
$60 million for 11,000 mechanical patient lifts;
$181.5 million for hospitals to buy X-ray and ultrasound machines and dialysis equipment;
$12.8 million for laboratory equipment such as coagulation and chemistry analyzers;
$33.5 million to hospitals for equipment related to major redevelopment projects;
$38.8 million to long-term care homes for equipment to increase the safety and comfort of residents, such as specialized mattresses, whirlpool baths, wound therapy and fall-prevention equipment.
There is also new funding for pediatrics and joint replacement scanners in what Smitherman said was the single largest investment in diagnostic and medical equipment ever in Canada.
'This is a very substantial and welcome investment in Ontario's hospitals,' Ontario Hospital Association president and CEO Hilary Short said in the release.
The $340 million was the second and third instalment from a federal diagnostic and medical equipment fund. Ontario will receive a final instalment of $193 .
Hamilton: "equipment
Canadian Press
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
TORONTO -- Hospitals and long-term care homes across Ontario will get $340 million to upgrade their medical equipment, Health Minister George Smitherman announced Tuesday.
'We are modernizing our diagnostic and medical equipment to improve the care patients are receiving, and also to reduce the time they have to wait to receive that care,' he said in a release.
'You can't deliver comprehensive, quality health care without state-of-the-art equipment.'
Smitherman said the funding would include:
$60 million for 11,000 mechanical patient lifts;
$181.5 million for hospitals to buy X-ray and ultrasound machines and dialysis equipment;
$12.8 million for laboratory equipment such as coagulation and chemistry analyzers;
$33.5 million to hospitals for equipment related to major redevelopment projects;
$38.8 million to long-term care homes for equipment to increase the safety and comfort of residents, such as specialized mattresses, whirlpool baths, wound therapy and fall-prevention equipment.
There is also new funding for pediatrics and joint replacement scanners in what Smitherman said was the single largest investment in diagnostic and medical equipment ever in Canada.
'This is a very substantial and welcome investment in Ontario's hospitals,' Ontario Hospital Association president and CEO Hilary Short said in the release.
The $340 million was the second and third instalment from a federal diagnostic and medical equipment fund. Ontario will receive a final instalment of $193 .
Monday, February 14, 2005
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Private surgeries booming
Why should people have too wait for needed services? Good for them in finding a results oriented alternative. There are a 1000 less people waiting in line for service. We need more service ,not less service and the Montreal clinic and doctor is providing it. We need more of these options to break the dismal service Que. Q-jumpers
Mon, February 14, 2005
Private surgeries booming
By CP
MONTREAL -- Nearly 1,000 people from across Canada have paid up to $12,000 out of pocket recently for hip and knee surgery at a private orthopedic hospital in the city, the Montreal Gazette reported yesterday. Fed up with having to wait as long as a year in the public system, patients have turned to the Duval Orthopedic Clinic in the city's north end, which boasts a 2 1/2 -week waiting list.
Dr. Nicolas Duval opted out of the public system in 2002 and bills patients directly for services normally covered under medicare, raising questions about the clinic's legality.
He maintains his practice is legal because the operating room and nearby convalescent home received their operating permits before the Canada Health Act was adopted in 1984.
FRUSTRATED
Frustrated with a lack of operating-room time at his east-end public hospital, Duval bought a nursing home in February 2003.
Duval performs more than 500 hip and knee replacements a year in a private cosmetic-surgery facility.
In addition to his orthopedic patients, Duval will admit patients recently released from public hospitals after surgery who want to spend more time in a supervised setting at a cost of $200 per night.
"That's the reality of the public system -- the hospitals are under pressure to discharge patients right away," Duval said.
The Gazette reported that Montreal has become the private health-care capital of Canada, offering a wide range of diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic services to patients willing to pay out of pocket.
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Private surgeries booming: "Mon, February 14, 2005
Mon, February 14, 2005
Private surgeries booming
By CP
MONTREAL -- Nearly 1,000 people from across Canada have paid up to $12,000 out of pocket recently for hip and knee surgery at a private orthopedic hospital in the city, the Montreal Gazette reported yesterday. Fed up with having to wait as long as a year in the public system, patients have turned to the Duval Orthopedic Clinic in the city's north end, which boasts a 2 1/2 -week waiting list.
Dr. Nicolas Duval opted out of the public system in 2002 and bills patients directly for services normally covered under medicare, raising questions about the clinic's legality.
He maintains his practice is legal because the operating room and nearby convalescent home received their operating permits before the Canada Health Act was adopted in 1984.
FRUSTRATED
Frustrated with a lack of operating-room time at his east-end public hospital, Duval bought a nursing home in February 2003.
Duval performs more than 500 hip and knee replacements a year in a private cosmetic-surgery facility.
In addition to his orthopedic patients, Duval will admit patients recently released from public hospitals after surgery who want to spend more time in a supervised setting at a cost of $200 per night.
"That's the reality of the public system -- the hospitals are under pressure to discharge patients right away," Duval said.
The Gazette reported that Montreal has become the private health-care capital of Canada, offering a wide range of diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic services to patients willing to pay out of pocket.
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Private surgeries booming: "Mon, February 14, 2005
And the service just gets better an better
Ontario physios fight delisting
Physiotherapists, patients warn delisting will cost more in the long run
"I make no bones about the fact that I believe it is wrong that we are put out of business without any discussion, without any consultation, and not even a `we're sorry.' "
The Liberal government announced in last year's provincial budget that it would delist coverage of eye exams, chiropractic treatments and physiotherapy and implement a new health-care premium on anyone earning over $20,000 annually, ranging from $60 to $900 a year.
Hamilton
Physiotherapists, patients warn delisting will cost more in the long run
"I make no bones about the fact that I believe it is wrong that we are put out of business without any discussion, without any consultation, and not even a `we're sorry.' "
The Liberal government announced in last year's provincial budget that it would delist coverage of eye exams, chiropractic treatments and physiotherapy and implement a new health-care premium on anyone earning over $20,000 annually, ranging from $60 to $900 a year.
Hamilton
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