MCP payment collection problems continue after more than a decade, AG finds
Health care was back under the microscope today in a new report from the Auditor General. Denise Hanrahan says problems with collecting outstanding MCP and dental plan payments have lasted for more than a decade. NTV’s Bailey Howard has the story.
Read moreN.L. Health Services works to see if they can stop buying American
The provincial health health authority says it’s on track to release a new province-wide health information system in a year. But NL Health Services is still working out whether it can stop buying American products in response to the Canada-U.S. trade war. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports.
Read moreProvince expanding funding for IVF services
The province is expanding access to fertility services, increasing its subsidy for IVF. Acting Health Minister says it’s not unrealistic for an IVF clinic to open year next year.
Read moreLooking back at COVID-19 public health emergency five years later
It was five years ago today that the province declared a public health emergency to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. It would trigger a series of policies that transformed lives for the next two years.
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