Wondering about the decision to reinstate health care funding so that doctors can be paid to provide services to refugees. How will it work, exactly?
The provincial governments receive lump sum funding from the federal government that isn’t precisely earmarked for “refugees”.
Will new funding be sent and then “earmarked” or is it old money that was withheld ?
Will health care providers invoice the federal government directly? Will it be at the rates established by various physician agreements? For example, in Ontario at OHIP rates or at OMA rates for non-insured services (like WSIB rates)?
What do we know about the coverage ? Does it include prescription coverage and services like dental care, physiotherapy and allied health?