Ontario Patients Who Refuse Ltc Transfer Won T Be Forced To Pay 1 800 Day Says Ford

Ford was asked about Bill 7 at Queen’s Park on Tuesday after a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that focused on health care, housing, immigration and infrastructure. Health care, Ford said, was the top priority. Asked how much patients might have to pay if they refuse a transfer, Ford said $1,800 is “absolutely ridiculous,” but said hospitals and Ontario Health are working out what the charge amount might be. “We’re going to have to figure a cost, and the hospitals have to figure the cost,” he said. “People determine it — it’s not me personally … But I can guarantee you it’s not going to be $1,800.” Ford said both he and Trudeau agreed “that the status quo is not working” when it comes to health care delivery as hospitals in the province struggle with a shortage of nurses that has forced some emergency departments to temporarily close for hours or days to time in recent months. Ford says he’s confident a deal related to boosting federal health care funding will come sometime after recent meetings with Trudeau and other federal ministers. On Monday, the Ford administration approved a motion to skip public hearings on Bill 7, legislation that would have allowed hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be moved to a home without their consent. Hospitals would have to make “reasonable efforts” to obtain the patient’s consent, but the bill would theoretically allow patients to be transferred to a temporary long-term care facility involuntarily while waiting for a bed at the preferred facility. Currently, in some cases, if a patient refuses to be transferred to a long-term care facility of their choice, a hospital can formally discharge them and charge them a daily uninsured rate, which can cost about $1,500 or more per day . Both the NDP and Liberals claimed the regulations supporting the legislation would allow patients in northern Ontario to move up to 300 kilometers from their homes. Meanwhile, patients in most of southern Ontario could be up to 100 kilometers away and those in cities up to 30 kilometers from their homes. However, Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra and his department say conversations with stakeholders about specific regulations are ongoing and will be presented to the legislature within a week of Bill 7 receiving royal assent.

title: “Ontario Patients Who Refuse Ltc Transfer Won T Be Forced To Pay 1 800 Day Says Ford Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Nicole Williams”

Ford was asked about Bill 7 at Queen’s Park on Tuesday after a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that focused on health care, housing, immigration and infrastructure. Health care, Ford said, was the top priority. Asked how much patients might have to pay if they refuse a transfer, Ford said $1,800 is “absolutely ridiculous,” but said hospitals and Ontario Health are working out what the charge amount might be. “We’re going to have to figure a cost, and the hospitals have to figure the cost,” he said. “People determine it — it’s not me personally … But I can guarantee you it’s not going to be $1,800.” Ford said both he and Trudeau agreed “that the status quo is not working” when it comes to health care delivery as hospitals in the province struggle with a shortage of nurses that has forced some emergency departments to temporarily close for hours or days to time in recent months. Ford says he’s confident a deal related to boosting federal health care funding will come sometime after recent meetings with Trudeau and other federal ministers. On Monday, the Ford administration approved a motion to skip public hearings on Bill 7, legislation that would have allowed hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be moved to a home without their consent. Hospitals would have to make “reasonable efforts” to obtain the patient’s consent, but the bill would theoretically allow patients to be transferred to a temporary long-term care facility involuntarily while waiting for a bed at the preferred facility. Currently, in some cases, if a patient refuses to be transferred to a long-term care facility of their choice, a hospital can formally discharge them and charge them a daily uninsured rate, which can cost about $1,500 or more per day . Both the NDP and Liberals claimed the regulations supporting the legislation would allow patients in northern Ontario to move up to 300 kilometers from their homes. Meanwhile, patients in most of southern Ontario could be up to 100 kilometers away and those in cities up to 30 kilometers from their homes. However, Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra and his department say conversations with stakeholders about specific regulations are ongoing and will be presented to the legislature within a week of Bill 7 receiving royal assent.

title: “Ontario Patients Who Refuse Ltc Transfer Won T Be Forced To Pay 1 800 Day Says Ford Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Christopher Larson”

Ford was asked about Bill 7 at Queen’s Park on Tuesday after a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that focused on health care, housing, immigration and infrastructure. Health care, Ford said, was the top priority. Asked how much patients might have to pay if they refuse a transfer, Ford said $1,800 is “absolutely ridiculous,” but said hospitals and Ontario Health are working out what the charge amount might be. “We’re going to have to figure a cost, and the hospitals have to figure the cost,” he said. “People determine it — it’s not me personally … But I can guarantee you it’s not going to be $1,800.” Ford said both he and Trudeau agreed “that the status quo is not working” when it comes to health care delivery as hospitals in the province struggle with a shortage of nurses that has forced some emergency departments to temporarily close for hours or days to time in recent months. Ford says he’s confident a deal related to boosting federal health care funding will come sometime after recent meetings with Trudeau and other federal ministers. On Monday, the Ford administration approved a motion to skip public hearings on Bill 7, legislation that would have allowed hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be moved to a home without their consent. Hospitals would have to make “reasonable efforts” to obtain the patient’s consent, but the bill would theoretically allow patients to be transferred to a temporary long-term care facility involuntarily while waiting for a bed at the preferred facility. Currently, in some cases, if a patient refuses to be transferred to a long-term care facility of their choice, a hospital can formally discharge them and charge them a daily uninsured rate, which can cost about $1,500 or more per day . Both the NDP and Liberals claimed the regulations supporting the legislation would allow patients in northern Ontario to move up to 300 kilometers from their homes. Meanwhile, patients in most of southern Ontario could be up to 100 kilometers away and those in cities up to 30 kilometers from their homes. However, Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra and his department say conversations with stakeholders about specific regulations are ongoing and will be presented to the legislature within a week of Bill 7 receiving royal assent.

title: “Ontario Patients Who Refuse Ltc Transfer Won T Be Forced To Pay 1 800 Day Says Ford Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Anita Reed”

Ford was asked about Bill 7 at Queen’s Park on Tuesday after a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that focused on health care, housing, immigration and infrastructure. Health care, Ford said, was the top priority. Asked how much patients might have to pay if they refuse a transfer, Ford said $1,800 is “absolutely ridiculous,” but said hospitals and Ontario Health are working out what the charge amount might be. “We’re going to have to figure a cost, and the hospitals have to figure the cost,” he said. “People determine it — it’s not me personally … But I can guarantee you it’s not going to be $1,800.” Ford said both he and Trudeau agreed “that the status quo is not working” when it comes to health care delivery as hospitals in the province struggle with a shortage of nurses that has forced some emergency departments to temporarily close for hours or days to time in recent months. Ford says he’s confident a deal related to boosting federal health care funding will come sometime after recent meetings with Trudeau and other federal ministers. On Monday, the Ford administration approved a motion to skip public hearings on Bill 7, legislation that would have allowed hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be moved to a home without their consent. Hospitals would have to make “reasonable efforts” to obtain the patient’s consent, but the bill would theoretically allow patients to be transferred to a temporary long-term care facility involuntarily while waiting for a bed at the preferred facility. Currently, in some cases, if a patient refuses to be transferred to a long-term care facility of their choice, a hospital can formally discharge them and charge them a daily uninsured rate, which can cost about $1,500 or more per day . Both the NDP and Liberals claimed the regulations supporting the legislation would allow patients in northern Ontario to move up to 300 kilometers from their homes. Meanwhile, patients in most of southern Ontario could be up to 100 kilometers away and those in cities up to 30 kilometers from their homes. However, Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra and his department say conversations with stakeholders about specific regulations are ongoing and will be presented to the legislature within a week of Bill 7 receiving royal assent.