Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public insurance insurance (strict insurance (strict insurance insurance (strict eligibility criteria) eligibility criteria) (department eligibility criteria) closures, regional variations) Outpatient No publicly funded 3 community clinics Contracted Premium Regional physiotherapy clinics and 5 out of 12 health community services Assistance MSP (10 Rehabilitation in the community. regions provide (significant regional visits/year, Teams funded Limited coverage contracted community variation) $23/visit) through Regional through Community services Health Authorities Therapy Services provide community (CTS) with strict and home care Community (Clinic-Based) eligibility criteria, through hospitals regional variation. (acute care facilities, and CTS only provides Limited coverage Provincial Home Offered through regional community service in (significant regional Care Program, health regions community the Winnipeg variation) often requires (eligibility criteria, Community* outreach clinics) Regional Health based on wait lists, monthly Authority. Other income co-payments based Care health authorities ($300/month on income) have limited home maximum Home care physiotherapy. OTs do home visits in rural areas. Lack of chronic care Reliance on private Lack of primary Lack of community Lack of chronic care focus, geographic insurance, lack of care options, lack of care options, focus, lack of variations. Patients departments, prevention focus, reliance on private community care fund their own lack of prevention lack of long-term insurance, lack of options, lack of equipment if it is not focus, geographic care options out-patient physiotherapists, covered by Home variations departments geographic Major Gaps Care or EIA. variations Physiotherapists provide limited service to some northern First Nations communities. *"Community Care" defined as publicly-funded clinic and home-based care
Outpatient Covered by public insurance Covered by public insurance (strict eligibility criteria) Covered by public insurance (strict eligibility criteria) Covered by public insurance (department closures, regional variations) Covered by public insurance (strict eligibility criteria) Community* Community (Clinic-Based) No publicly funded physiotherapy clinics in the community. Limited coverage through Community Therapy Services (CTS) with strict eligibility criteria, regional variation. 3 community clinics and 5 out of 12 health regions provide contracted community services Contracted community services (significant regional variation) Premium Assistance MSP (10 visits/year, $23/visit) Regional Rehabilitation Teams funded through Regional Health Authorities provide community and home care through hospitals (acute care facilities, and regional community outreach clinics) Home Care CTS only provides community service in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Other health authorities have limited home care physiotherapy. OTs do home visits in rural areas. Limited coverage (significant regional variation) Provincial Home Care Program, often requires based on income ($300/month maximum Offered through health regions (eligibility criteria, wait lists, monthly co-payments based on income) Major Gaps Lack of chronic care focus, geographic variations. Patients fund their own equipment if it is not covered by Home Care or EIA. Physiotherapists provide limited service to some northern First Nations communities. Reliance on private insurance, lack of departments, lack of prevention focus, geographic variations Lack of primary care options, lack of prevention focus, lack of long-term care options Lack of community care options, reliance on private insurance, lack of out-patient departments Lack of chronic care focus, lack of community care options, lack of physiotherapists, geographic variations *"Community Care" defined as publicly-funded clinic and home-based care
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