SETTING Ontario Québec N&L PEI Nova Scotia New Brunswick Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public insurance insurance insurance insurance insurance insurance Hospital Inpatient Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public Covered by public insurance where insurance (strict insurance (strict insurance insurance; regional insurance. Cannot available eligibility criteria) eligibility criteria) variability in refuse anyone; (department wait times however, there are closures, significant and patients lengthy waitlists, regional variation, encouraged to use and patients are strict eligibility private insurance encouraged to use criteria) first, with public private coverage first Outpatient coverage for (this cannot be treatment when enforced) private funding runs out. 259 Community No physiotherapy No physiotherapy No physiotherapy Central Zone There are a few local Physiotherapy Clinic services available services available services available (formerly Capital health centres, but not contracts now through non-hospital through through Health District) has all have physiotherapy – located in all regions clinics, public clinics clinics physiotherapists in place. These cut of the province (up insurance coverage for working in down on travel for from 94 in 2011) over 65 community health those who live in rural Eligibility restrictions teams with a strong communities. remain as previous chronic disease (19 and younger, 65 self-management Community (Clinic-Based) and older, social model. Regional programs, after variation in access overnight hospital to physiotherapy in stay) a primary health care team outside 32 Community of Central Zone. Health Clinics (CHC) Community* 2 Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACS) 17 Family Health Health (PHC) teams (FHT) and 2 Nurse Practitioner Care Led Clinics (NPLC) for Primary a total of 53 PHC settings up from 8 in 2011.
SETTING Ontario Québec N&L PEI Nova Scotia New Brunswick Hospital Inpatient Covered by public insurance Covered by public insurance Covered by public insurance Covered by public insurance Covered by public insurance Covered by public insurance Outpatient Covered by public insurance where available (department closures, significant regional variation, strict eligibility criteria) Covered by public insurance (strict eligibility criteria) Covered by public insurance (strict eligibility criteria) Covered by public insurance Covered by public insurance; regional variability in wait times and patients encouraged to use private insurance first, with public coverage for treatment when private funding runs out. Covered by public insurance. Cannot refuse anyone; however, there are lengthy waitlists, and patients are encouraged to use private coverage first (this cannot be enforced) Community* Community (Clinic-Based) 259 Community Physiotherapy Clinic contracts – now located in all regions of the province (up from 94 in 2011) Eligibility restrictions remain as previous (19 and younger, 65 and older, social programs, after overnight hospital stay) No physiotherapy services available through non-hospital clinics, public insurance coverage for over 65 No physiotherapy services available through clinics No physiotherapy services available through clinics Central Zone (formerly Capital Health District) has physiotherapists working in community health teams with a strong chronic disease self-management model. Regional variation in access to physiotherapy in a primary health care team outside of Central Zone. There are a few local health centres, but not all have physiotherapy in place. These cut down on travel for those who live in rural communities. Primary Health Care (PHC) 32 Community Health Clinics (CHC) 2 Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACS) 17 Family Health teams (FHT) and 2 Nurse Practitioner Led Clinics (NPLC) for a total of 53 PHC settings up from 8 in 2011.
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