Ontario won't reverse decision to end funding for uninsured health care

Ontario won't reverse decision to end funding for uninsured health care

Ontario’s minister of health says the province will not reverse the decision to end funded health care services to the uninsured.

Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents

TORONTO — Ontario doctors and the organization representing them blasted the provincial government on Saturday for its quietly unveiled plans to end a program that provides health-care services for people without health insurance.

Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents

The Ontario Medical Association said it first learned of the pending suspension on Friday, issuing a statement saying it received notice from the government that the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons Program would wind down as of March 31

Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents

'The abrupt discontinuation of this program, we believe, could be quite detrimental to the livelihood of some of our patients,' says Ontario Medical Association president