TORONTO — Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the government is investigating a walk-in clinic in Ottawa that is reportedly charging patients $400 a year for access.
Several local media reports say the South Keys Health Center is set to soon open, with the membership fee on top of billings for individual services from the clinic's nurse practitioners.
While it would be illegal to charge such a fee for access to doctors or other services covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan, nurse practitioners don't fall under the same banner. The clinic director has defended it in interviews by saying he is operating within the law and filling a desperate need in the community for primary care.
Liberal health critic Adil Shamji says even if the letter of the law is not being violated in this case, the spirit of comprehensive, universal and accessible health care is. Interim Liberal Leader John Fraser says the government should ban subscription fees for any primary care, but also make more use of nurse practitioners within the publicly funded health system.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Indian restaurant shut down by Toronto health inspectorsAn Indian restaurant in Toronto has been ordered by health inspectors to shut down until further notice after racking up several infractions. Indi...
Read more »
Health-care workers in Prince Edward County reach tentative agreement with public health unitThe union representing front-line health-care workers in Hastings and Prince Edward counties says it has reached a tentative agreement with the local public health unit after a 10-day strike.
Read more »
Canadian National Railway system failure halts Toronto-area commuter trainsA network-wide system failure at Canadian National Railway Co has affected rail corridors and forced Toronto-area commuter trains to be halted, Ontario regional transit operator Metrolinx said on Tuesday. GO Transit is the regional public transit service for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in Ontario, Canada's most populous province.
Read more »
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock ExchangeTORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,177.18, down 364.09 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank (The). (TSX:TD). Finance. Down $1.42, or 1.7 per cent, to $80.41 on 16.
Read more »
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock ExchangeTORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,020.92, down 156.26 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down 76 cents, or 0.95 per cent, to $79.65 on 16.
Read more »
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock ExchangeTORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,020.92, down 156.26 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down 76 cents, or 0.95 per cent, to $79.65 on 16.8 million shares. TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 25 cents, or 0.55 per cent, to $46 on 14.5 million shares. Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS). Finance. Down $1.41, or 2.4 per cent, to $58.15 on 8.3 million shares. Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Health care. D
Read more »