Dental Care: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care

Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care and representatives of other medical groups held a rally and press conference on Parliament Hill on Monday and called on Kenney to reverse the cuts that were first announced June 30, 2012. The events were part of a national day of action with other rallies organized in more than a dozen cities, according to CBC. Before the changes, all claimants were eligible for vision and dental care, for example, and could get medications covered. The interim federal health program was meant to act as a bridge while claims were being processed and until successful claimaints could get provincial health care coverage. Medication for pregnant women, children Health care providers and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney are accusing each other of misleading Canadians about cuts to refugee health care in an ongoing battle that began almost one year ago. Last year's changes to the interim federal health program reduced the amount of coverage for refugee claimants and limited doctor visits and diagnostic tests to "urgent" cases. Medications are covered only if they are for a disease that could pose a risk to public health. Certain refugees, however, such as government-assisted refugees, continue to get supplemental benefits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.