Liam MacDonald

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Employer-funded virtual care is a good thing – even for those who don’t have it

Employer-funded virtual care is a good thing – even for those who don’t have it

Recently, Health Canada has painted Canadians who use employer-funded virtual health care as queue-jumpers seeking preferential access. When asked about how the government might approach the future of virtual primary care paid for by employee benefit plans, Health Canada spokeswoman Anne Génier said in an e-mail to The Globe and Mail that private health insurance is meant to be complementary...