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The Medical Service Insurance (MSI) is the Nova Scotian government's health insurance. The Medical Services Insurance Programs are administered by Medavie Blue Cross for the Nova Scotia government Department of Health Policy Directive.
The Medical Society of Nova Scotia, also known as the Nova Scotia Medical Society or the Provincial Medical Board of Nova Scotia, was established in the 19th century, dedicated to advancing the medical profession and health care in Nova Scotia. It is a division of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). [1]
Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC) is the private company which provides all ground ambulance, medical communications, and air ambulance services in Nova Scotia, Canada. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] EMC is a subsidiary of Medavie Health Services and operates under contract from the Nova Scotia government's Emergency Health Services .
Prior to 1995, Nova Scotia relied on approximately 50 funeral home, private and public ambulance companies, the owners of which were represented by the Ambulance Operators Association of Nova Scotia (AOANS). The level of medical care, staff qualifications, type and condition of ambulances and supplies, and working conditions varied throughout ...
Nova Scotia has Family Pharmacare, introduced in 2008 by Rodney MacDonald's Progressive Conservative government. [61] However, residents do not automatically receive it through their health care as they must register separately for it, and it covers a limited range of prescriptions.
Medavie Blue Cross (French: Croix Bleue Medavie) is a not-for-profit Canadian medical care insurance company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick.. Affiliated with the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, Medavie Blue Cross traces its history to E.A. van Steenwyk's 1933 creation of the Hospital Service Association of Minnesota, which became known as Blue Cross.
In early 1990s, the Nova Scotia Department of Health (DOH) administered the contract between the Ambulance Operators Association of Nova Scotia and the Province of Nova Scotia. This contract did not specify standards for response times nor establish levels of medical care to be provided, rather it primarily specified claim evaluation and payment.
Hospitals in Nova Scotia (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Medical and health organizations based in Nova Scotia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.