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Federal government’s handful of health cut reversals won’t help most refugees: doctors

The federal government has reinstated full coverage for a handful of health-care services for refugees, but doctors say it’s not nearly enough.  On May 1, Canada’s Interim Federal Health Program imposed a 30 per cent co-payment requirement for products and services ranging from wheelchairs to mental health counselling.  More than a dozen medical, nursing, social work and refugee organizations, including the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Nurses Association warned that refugees can’t afford those co-payments and their physical and mental health would suffer. As of July 31, the government resumed paying the full cost of some supplies including home…

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