Completed

Way Forward Commitment:

Currently, financial assistance for medical transportation is provided through two different programs, one for beneficiaries of the Medical Care Plan who incur substantial out-of-pocket travel costs to access specialized insured medical services not available in their community and another for individuals receiving income support services. Our Government will launch a single provincial medical transportation financial assistance program that combines existing provincial medical transportation resources into a single, efficient and equitable program. Over the next six months, our Government will pilot this approach with a select group of clients and implement full roll-out in 2017.

What We’ve Accomplished:

The transfer of medical transportation service for Income Support clients from the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour to the Department of Health and Community Services for administration under a single window service has been completed. Continuing from this transition, efforts to improve the efficiency and timeliness of the service are ongoing.