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2023

An emergency in the making: Ending pandemic prenatal health coverage for uninsured people is both costly and dangerous The Conversation. Manavi Handa. April 16, 2023

Uninsured patients denied scheduled C-sections unless they pay $6,000, midwife says. CTV News Toronto. Andrew Brennan. March 31, 2023

Cruel health care cut targets the most vulnerable. Toronto Star. Star Editorial Board. March 31, 2023.

Ending medical coverage for uninsured patients will harm vulnerable people, says Ontario Medical Association head. Ottawa Citizen. Elizabeth Payne. March 31, 2023

Protest over end of health care coverage. CP24. Jamie Gutfreund. March 31, 2023

The devastating reality of the Ontario government’s decision to end pandemic-era healthcare program. Tammie Sutherland. Breakfast Television. March 29, 2023 

Ending OHIP payments for uninsured people is a sign of things to come. John Michael McGrath. TVO Today. March 28, 2023

Ford’s health-care cuts risk lives of society’s most vulnerable. Ritika Goel, Vanessa Redditt, Michael Beder. Toronto Star. March 28, 2023

Ontario ends pandemic program that offered uninsured health care. Markus Schwabe. CBC Radio. March 28, 2023

Ritika Goel on The Alex Pierson Show: 640 Toronto Radio. Heather Purdon. March 27, 2023

Michael Beder on CHCH Evening News. Louis Butko. March 27, 2023

Other programs can help uninsured, Ontario health minister says as coverage to end. Liam Casey. The Globe and Mail. March 27, 2023

Ontario extended medical care coverage to uninsured patients during pandemic, but that's ending. Vanessa Balintec. CBC News. March 22, 2023

Ontario to end program providing health care to uninsured residents. Katherine DeClerq. CTV News Toronto. March 25, 2023

Doctors slam province for ending uninsured program. Mike Walker. CTV News. March 27, 2023

2022

Are thousands of people about to lose health coverage in Ontario? Fears grow about end to COVID-era rules. Nicholas Keung. Toronto Star. July 28th, 2022

Healthcare rally for uninsured Ontarians. Good Morning Hamilton, Hosted by Rick Zamperin. August 3rd, 2022.

Ford government encouraged to permanently fund health care for migrants. Tracy Glynn. Canadian Health Coalition. August 3rd, 2022.