A Bridge to Universal Healthcare: The Benefits of Ontario’s Program to Make Hospital Care Accessible to All Residents of the Province
In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) issued a directive to extend funding for all medically necessary hospital care to residents without health insurance. Members of the Health Network for Uninsured Clients (HNUC) have observed significant improvements to healthcare access for uninsured clients since the MOH directive has been in place.