In recent years, many governments and healthcare systems around the world, including the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, have been increasingly adopting biosimilar drugs as a cost-saving measure. This is because biosimilars offer a more affordable alternative to brand-name biologic drugs, while still maintaining similar safety and efficacy. Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, is …
Each Provincial Dental Association publishes an annual suggested Fee Guide to provide recommended fees for various dental procedures. It serves as a reference, not a requirement, for dental professionals in each Province when setting their own fees. Insurance companies use the Provincial fee guides to set their own dental fee schedules annually, and for the …
If you are questioning whether you can deny or limit benefits to an older employee in your organization, you might want to keep reading. A landmark ruling in May of 2021 by the Human Rights Tribunal deemed denying benefits due to age unconstitutional. The ruling was brought on by a high school teacher, who challenged …
Can You Terminate Benefits To An Employee 65 and Over In Ontario? Read More »
Co-ordination of Benefits If both you and your spouse have a benefits plan through your employers, you are not typically required to participate in the health and dental benefits on both plans. If you are required to pay a portion of the overall health and dental cost through payroll deduction each month, you may want …
Even though medical marijuana has been legal for twenty years, it hasn’t been widely implemented as an employee benefit by insurance carriers. The legalization of cannabis as a recreational drug five, however, has turned this into a hot topic and made more carriers and employers sit up and take notice. The Cannabis Act of 2018 …
Medical Marijuana and Employee Benefits – What You Need to Know? Read More »
The two main changes to OHIP + are as follows: The Ontario government will still be offering benefits for the 4400 drugs it covers at no cost to those children and youth twenty-four and under WITHOUT a private drug plan. Those WITH a private plan (including insured, ASO and HSA plans) will no longer be …
