Nurse practitioners soon won't have to get a doctor to sign off on their orders for things such as massage therapy, wheelchairs and walkers for patients. In addition to covering private health insurance plans, the additional powers will also cover benefits from Manitoba Family Services and Consumer Affairs.
The Tories' proposed two per cent spending cut -- er, one point cut in the PST -- is disappointing. Saving a penny on a cup of coffee is totally irrelevant to most people, as we've seen from the federal Tories' one point cut in the GST. If they were really interested in economic growth, why wouldn't the Tories use the $190 million represented by the cut to make university and college tuition free in Manitoba? Surely the increased job training and education that would result would have a bigger economic impact on our province than would saving a penny on coffee. Catherine Mitchell's column states "Insuring commercial trucks in this province is like owning a licence to print money" for MPI. If so, that is equally true in other provinces where private insurance companies charge more and do...
... Quebec residents from taking out insurance to obtain in private sector health care services a...
The average public spending on health care across the OECD countries is about 72.5 per cent, with Canada slightly below at 70.3 per cent. The balance is financed by private health insurance or simply paid out of pocket by individuals. In 2000, only 11.4 per cent of Canadian health-care costs were financed by private health insurance, compared to 12.7 per cent in France. Various countries see the use of private health insurance differently. In some cases it provides primary coverage for different population groups (for example, in the U.S., Germany and formerly in the Netherlands) and in others a supporting role for public systems. In Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, private health insurance funded providers operate in parallel to the public delivery system, offeri...
It is imperative that nursing graduates acknowledge that in order to correct the challenges that Canadian nurses face, the answer is not to abandon ship. I will be graduating from university with a bachelor's degree in nursing. I am aware of incentive programs offered in the U.S. Provincial and territorial programs within Canada offer financial incentives as well, if that's what you're looking for. In Manitoba there are plenty of opportunities for new graduates in rural settings. I want to comment on Ryan Begley's stance on the remuneration nurses receive in Canada and our health-care system in general. First, our system is funded by the public so that everyone can have health care whenever or wherever it's needed. This includes the poorest of the poor, unlike in the U.S. Costly private...
...Costly private insurance pays for the inflated costs of the health-care sys...
The editorial also states, "a truck driver and the owner of the trucking business should bear responsibility for damaging bridges and overpasses." Every trucking company must have public liability and public damage (PL&PD) insurance on their vehicles. It is through the trucking company's insurance that the repairs will be paid, whether it is public or private insurance. The cost of each company's insurance premium is based on their claims cost ratio and those companies with bad experience pay the cost through increased premiums. However, an argument can be made by the province or city that the minimum PL & PD requirements for all trucks in Manitoba are not sufficient to cover the costs of all the repairs. This is something that is solely in the control of our provincial governme...
It's frustrating, because as an MS doctor, I would like my patients that are on public assistance to have the same access to MS treatments as patients with private drug plans," says Dr. Paul O'Connor, head of the MS clinic at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital. "We're talking about a population that has challenges staying in the workplace, has challenges in terms of maintaining their status on private insurance," says Jon Temme, vice-president of research for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. The drug, which costs in the range of $40,000 a year, was approved for use in patients who have not responded to other available treatments aimed at slowing the progression of the disease. Temme says for some MS patients, Tysabri represents "the last option in terms of their ability to treat...
This morning, the Public Utilities Board will convene an important hearing into MPI's application for a 2.6 per cent rate cut. Despite this, the hearings will likely spend a considerable time trying to figure out what to do with MPI's biggest cash reserve balance ever. MPI will once again face stiff opposition on this point from the Manitoba Society of Seniors and Consumers Association of Canada. Byron Williams, the lawyer representing both groups, said despite having some of the lowest automobile insurance rates in the country, MPI could be returning to drivers more of the money it has collected over the past few years. MPI has for years argued it should use a formula based on the one used by private insurance companies, which results in a higher RSR range. At the PUB hearings, MPI wil...
We found Evelyn's Wigs website -- www.evelynswigs.com -- which details "La Petite Couette," the part of Evelyn Valcourt's business in which she and her granddaughter Stephanie accept hair donations to make wigs that will go to "children and young adults from Manitoba who do not have private insurance and cannot afford to purchase a properly-fitted wig. He made a long ponytail with elastics at each end and said, "Are you ready?" She replied, "Yes, I'm ready," and she and I caught each other's eye in Jim's mirror. I blew her a kiss, she gave me a big smile and it was done in an instant. IF you would like to donate hair to "La Petite Couette" (The Little Hairpiece) to be made into wigs to be given to children and young adults from Manitoba who have experienced hair loss from cancer treatm...
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