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28.4.15

No ambulance coverage for many Sask. First Nations seniors | Globalnews.ca: In 2003, Health Canada decided to no longer pay for ambulance transfers from hospital to hospital for First Nations seniors, saying it was a provincial responsibility.

Saskatchewan is the only province to charge for inter-facility transfers.

A 2009 report, commissioned by the Sask. Party government, identified the issue and recommended Saskatchewan work with Health Canada to improve the accessibility of emergency medical services (EMS) to First Nations people.


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