Provinces Must Soon Pick up the Tab for Primary Care by Nurse Practitioners

Provinces must soon pick up the tab for primary care by nurse practitioners

As of Wednesday, the federal government will require provinces and territories to start to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners. The new policy aims to ensure Canadians aren't being billed for "medically necessary services."

LENNOX: Ontarians should not be paying out-of-pocket for primary care

Language English News Content: LENNOX: Ontarians should not be paying out-of-pocket for primary care   QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), Shadow Minister for Primary Care, stood up in the house today to urge the Premier and his Minister of Health to support nurse practitioners and expand access to primary care by the April 1st deadline:   “Ontario can expand access to primary care by allowing nurse practitioners to fully…