The Santis team shares its insights on the key sectors and factors driving decisions and change in the health care and life sciences sector across Canada.
INSIGHTS: Christine Elliott Announces Ambitious Plan to Transform the Structure of Ontario Health Care
On Tuesday, February 28, 2019, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, introduced a long-rumoured plan to reform the delivery of health care in Ontario. If passed, the proposed “People’s Health Care Act” will lead to significant changes in how the provincial health care system is structured, funded, and managed.
Read MoreLeaked Health Care Plan Documents: New Details and Minister Elliott’s Response
New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath provided details about the leaked documents that imply major changes to Ontario’s health care system. They include the following:
Read MoreHealth System Efficiency Act, 2019: Summary of the Early Draft Legislation
As many health sector stakeholders in Ontario digest the sobering findings of the first interim report from the Premier’s Council on Ending Hallway Medicine titled Hallway Health Care: A System Under Strain, the government is concurrently dealing with the political fallout from a leaked draft bill which proposes a major structural overhaul in the way Ontario oversees the delivery of health services in the province.
Read MoreNEWS: Summary of Ontario's Announcement on Palliative Care
Dec. 10, 2018 - The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Christine Elliott, Parliamentary Assistant Effie Triantafilopoulos, and Burlington MPP Jane McKenna were in Burlington this morning to announce funding for End-of-Life Care.
Read MoreNEWS: Auditor General of Ontario 2018 Health Care Findings
On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Ontario’s Auditor General, Bonnie Lysyk, released the Office’s 2018 Annual Report. Volume 1 of the report includes 15 value-for-money audits related to the assistive devices program, Health Quality Ontario, interprovincial and international health services, MRI and CT scanning services, various programs and organizations.
Read MoreNEWS: Finance Minister Bill Morneau tables fiscal update focused on tax cuts for Canadian businesses
At 4 p.m. on November 21, 2018, the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, tabled the Liberal government’s final Fall Economic Statement (FES) before the federal election next fall. The update, titled Investing in Middle Class Jobs, has new measures that include pro-business efforts to reduce regulations and expand international trade.
Read MoreINSIGHTS: Oncology Biosimilars
Looking to better understand how best to optimize the potential of this coming wave of oncology biosimilars, Santis recently conducted 40 interviews with policymakers, oncologists, hospital pharmacists and patient group leaders across the country.
Read MoreNEWS: Ontario government tables fall economic statement with a minor focus on health care
At 1:30 p.m. on November 15, 2018, the Ontario Minister of Finance Honourable Vic Fedeli announced the 2018 Fall Economic Statement, which foreshadows the contents of next year’s budget.
Read MoreSANTIS ANNOUNCEMENT: Santis Team is growing
Santis Health is pleased to announce that it is adding to its growing health care practice. Santis is expanding its team in both Ottawa and Toronto, to continue to provide first-class counsel and support in the health and life sciences sectors.
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