A six-month-old government proposal concerning colonoscopies sparked concern and outrage this week. ...
Category: Health
Rising health-care costs make promise to balance budget without tax increases a ‘significant challenge,’ watchdog warns
The FAO also looked at the fiscal impact of the new physician services agreement. ...
Hospital association proposes major home-care shake up in pre-budget consultations
The Ontario Hospital Association is recommending the province take Local Health Integration Networks out of the equation in arranging home care. ...
Ontario to produce enough of a key medical isotope to supply all of North America
The partnership between OPG and BWXT represents the first large-scale commercial production of molybdenum-99. ...
Ford touts Tory health-care plan at semi-private health clinic
The PCs say Ford is committed to Ontario's public health care. ...
NDP announces public funding for take-home cancer drugs
The cancer-drug promise is separate from the NDP's pharmacare plan, which would cover the cost of some essential medications, starting with 125 common drugs. ...
Cabinet minister accuses Doug Ford of ‘lying’ about his past comments on autistic youth
Children and Youth Services Minister Michael Coteau drew comparisons between Ford and U.S. President Donald Trump. ...
Sponsored Content: Alzheimer Society calls for continued commitment to dementia strategy funding in 2018 budget
It is vital that continued commitment to dementia strategy funding be included in the 2018 provincial budget and that this investment continues to be supported by all elected representatives in the House and through our ...
Preschoolers to get free child care, premier announces
The government's $2.2-billion, three-year plan will likely be a cornerstone in the Liberal budget, as opposition lawmakers warn the "Oprah"-esque move comes too late. ...
Province announces up to $2.4 billion for new care centre at SickKids Hospital
The cash for a pair of new buildings at the Toronto hospital comes amid an outcry over hospital overcrowding and dated facilities. ...
Wynne announces OHIP+ expansion for seniors in pre-election promise
Ontarians 65 and over would no longer have to pay deductibles. ...
Dental health groups welcome NDP’s ‘Ontario Benefits’ plan, say important details still to be determined
Meanwhile, both the Liberals and the PCs have signalled they might promise some kind of dental care, but haven't nailed down the details. ...
Liberals, NDP spar over health-care horror stories
The health minister hit back Thursday, accusing the NDP of "putting politics over patients." ...
Premier declines to comment on PCs, but suggests questions to ask them
Kathleen Wynne also defended Liberal candidate Deanna Sgro. ...
Steve Paikin faces sexual harassment allegation from ex-mayoral candidate
The accusation concerns a comment the broadcaster allegedly made over lunch with Sarah Thomson in 2010. ...
Doctors heading to arbitration with Ontario government in fee negotiations
The province and the OMA have set May dates for binding arbitration. ...
Cold snap sends a chill through Queen’s Park over response to Toronto shelter crisis
NDP leader calls out "silent" premier's frozen tongue; ministers to meet with mayor soon, government says. ...
Liberal government unveils Ontario Fair Auto Insurance Plan
The government plans to rein in physician and lawyer costs in the auto insurance system. ...
PCs tout mental health plan, criticize Health Minister’s response
Eric Hoskins compared the People's Guarantee to a failed 1893 bank of the same name. ...
Municipalities to decide how close pot shops can be to schools
Finance minister says location rules will vary by city, but province needs bigger slice of federal tax pie for pot launch. ...
Liberals go on defensive on abortion clinic buffer zones
The Progressive Conservatives and New Democratics say the government is playing politics with women's safety. ...
Paramedics raise alarm on bill to put EMS workers on fire trucks
Emergency medical workers say firefighters cost more and don't have the experience to handle on-the-spot decisions. ...
Horwath says health minister needs to “man up” on hospital overcrowding
Internal docs reveal a dozen Toronto-area hospitals are over "safe" capacity. ...
Bill to ban pill presses passes second reading as opioid debate gets political
Tory MPP criticizes health minister for having called his bill "over-simplistic." ...
Ontario launches new online health care wait times tool
Ontario is offering more health-care information online. ...
Judge appointed to investigate Wettlaufer nursing home murders, report due in 2019
Justice Eileen Gillese was one of three Ontario Court of Appeal judges who ruled in landmark 2003 decision that legalized same-sex marriage in Ontario. ...
Heard: Public education campaign needed for legal pot, health minister says
Physicians have warned that marijuana use can be harmful to young people's developing brains. ...
Head of OMA defends group after resignations and accusation of a ‘toxic climate’
Dr. Shawn Whatley says he welcomes diverse viewpoints after leaders of OMA's two biggest districts quit in protest over alleged "bullying and intimidation." ...
Happening: A public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer case
The government is "actively engaged in finalizing" an order in council that will appoint a commissioner and set out the scope of the inquiry, which will be made public once approved. ...
Privacy commissioner demands revamped health-care laws for digital age
Brian Beamish says the government must break out of its “silos” to enhance transparency and tighten privacy – especially in health care. ...
Liberals to table law creating ‘safe access zones’ around abortion clinics
The new rules would trace the path of “bubble zone” legislation rolled out in British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Health minister calls PC ‘power suit paper pushers’ claim untrue
The 'power suit paper pushers' aren't technically a new level of senior management, according to the minister. ...
Health minister comes out swinging at the Ontario Medical Association’s ‘reprehensible’ tactics
The OMA is decrying the government's lack of consultation on the Patient First Act, while suggesting its members withdraw from consultations on the Patients First Act. ...
Happening: Sudbury promised $4.6M for hospital scanner project
The provincial government is funding the hospital renovations required to have a PET-CT scanner in Sudbury. ...
Ontario blowing smoke over workplace safety in mental-health care, says Smokey Thomas
OPSEU is linking underfunding of mental health care to violence on the job. ...
Seen: Lisa MacLeod gets all parties onside with catastrophic and compassionate care motion
Ontario will establish a committee to study how other jurisdictions handle extraordinary medical cases that leave patients paying high costs out of pocket. ...
MPPs get a little clarity on health-care bureaucracy bill
One NDP MPP remarked that he'd heard a lot of "platitudes, a lot of 'integration,' 'collaboration'-type words," used to describe the Patients First Act. ...
MPP seeks to establish a compassionate catastrophic care program, or fund, in Ontario
Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod's motion, that an advisory committee study what other jurisdictions have done, will be debated Thursday. ...
Heard: Health minister ‘can’t wait forever’ for doctors
There is still no date for negotiations to resume over Ontario doctors' compensation — Health Minister Eric Hoskins is blaming the doctors' association for “creating a wall” between itself and the government, preventing ...
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