Two Steps Back: The Impact of Ontario’s Rollback on Healthcare Access for Uninsured Residents

# Executive Summary

To capture the impacts of the cuts to this important program, the Health Network for Uninsured Clients (HNUC) surveyed members working directly with uninsured people and interviewed key informants about their experiences providing care to their uninsured clients since the removal of the PHSUP policy.

A Bridge to Universal Healthcare: The Benefits of Ontario’s Program to Make Hospital Care Accessible to All Residents of the Province

# Executive Summary

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.