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Non-binary person says OHIP discriminated against him, denying coverage for phalloplasty surgery
Nathaniel Le May portrait at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa January 27, 2023. Le May is non-binary and has applied for gender affirmation surgery. OHIP is insisting on some additional surgeries that are potentially unnecessary, discriminatory, and would render Le May sterile. Photograph by Blair Gable
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Key take-aways from new proposed federal health funding
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Ontario expanding private health-care delivery
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Ford government poised to announce potential boost for private health clinics
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference at a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in Etobicoke, Ont., on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Female doctors in Ontario earn 34 per cent less on average, even in fields they dominate, Globe analysis finds
Paramedics and ambulances are seen outside the emergency department at Burnaby Hospital in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, May 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Breakthrough in negotiations as Ontario optometrists pause job action and resume services for children, seniors
An optometrist holds glasses in front a lightbox during an eyesight test in Bremen, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Optometrists in Ontario say they will stop accepting OHIP for covered eye exams, citing underfunding from the government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Joerg Sarbach
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Thousands without provincially insured eye care in Ontario after optometrists withdraw services
An optometrist holds glasses in front a lightbox during an eyesight test in Bremen, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Optometrists in Ontario are poised to withdraw services covered by provincial health insurance starting tomorrow following a breakdown in talks with the government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Joerg Sarbach
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Optometrists threaten to reject OHIP-covered eye exams, citing underfunding
Properties on the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register on or near Danforth Avenue. Old Home Bank of Canada branch, now Hakim Optical.
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Ontario’s optometrists are referring patients to hospitals in a bid to address underfunding
May 12//2006 -- Mary Grant is examined by optometrist Jawad Minhas at his Waterloo, Ont. clinic May 12, 2006. Minhas had outfitted his clinic with advanced diagnostic equipment and office management technology, lets him administer eye exams more quickly. May 12/2006 Photo by Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
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Ontario insurance to cover some forms of virtual medical care to reduce virus spread
While the rush hour crowds were lower in downtown Toronto, presumably because of the coronavirus pandemic, it was still crowded outside Union Station at 4:30 pm on Friday afternoon. March 13, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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OHIP is changing in 2020, so make sure you have proper travel insurance for your winter getaway
With Ontario ending its Out-of-Country Travellers Program on Dec. 31, it’s a good time to review what coverage is available to you. (File Photo).
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Government spending on prescription drugs grew by 7 per cent last year
Health Minister Patty Hajdu responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday December 10, 2019 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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What Ontario’s changes to OHIP+ tell us about the future of national pharmacare
André Picard