Ontario Refused Cancer Patient's U.S. Treatment and Never Told Her Its Own Health Agency Recommended Funding It, FOI Reveals

Ontario refused cancer patient's U.S. treatment and never told her its own health agency recommended funding it, FOI reveals

Sabrina Apitz-Grossman says her lawyers are demanding answers about why Ontario Health's recommendation to fund her treatment was not disclosed during court proceedings

LENNOX: Cancer patients should be fighting cancer, not the Ford government

Language English News Content: LENNOX: Cancer patients should be fighting cancer, not the Ford government  QUEEN'S PARK – Following an FOI submitted by a cancer patient that revealed that Ministry staff, not the medical experts reviewing her case, made the decision to deny coverage for her recommended out-of-country cancer treatment, NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, with responsibility for Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Ha…

Ontario Denied Cancer Funding Despite Favourable Clinical Reviews, Records Show

Ontario’s cancer-treatment funding system can reject applications despite favourable clinical recommendations, while its appeals tribunal has limited authority to overturn the administrative decisions behind those refusals. The distinction is drawing renewed scrutiny after The Trillium reported Thursday that Ontario Health and two clinical reviewers supported paying for US treatment for Sabrina Apitz-Grossman, a 31-year-old Toronto woman with […]