The Globe and Mail reached out to include Benefits Alliance President, Carolyne Eagan in a recent article on the impact of Virtual Care.
About 10 million Canadians now have some
coverage for virtual primary care through their workplace benefit
packages, according to the Canadian Life and Health Insurance
Association. The CLHIA and other lobby groups say they worry a
reinterpretation of the Canada Health Act could eliminate those
benefits.“People would now have to start trying even harder to find a family
doctor,” said Carolyne Eagan, president of the Benefits Alliance, which
represents insurance advisers who craft group benefits plans. “Or
they’d have to just start waiting longer and then stop, probably,
addressing some issues in a timely manner.”
Read the full article on the Globe and Mail or as a .pdf