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Gelinas writes to health minister about meds and costs

Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas says she has written to Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliot about concerns raised by constituents about prescription medications and the costs involved.

She says constituents are telling her to continue accessing prescription renewals, their physicians are prompting them to pay a third-party company that they have contracted, for a service they used to get for free.

She says a constituent inquired with her doctor’s office about what she could do to avoid paying the new fees and was informed that the only way was with an in-person visit with her doctor.

Gelinas says the woman would have to wait four weeks for a visit, but that was not an option with running out of her medications so she ending up having to pay $20 to renew her prescription and an extra $10 to have it renewed the same day.

Gelinas says she believes the minister will agree with her that refilling a prescription for $20 is a barrier to proper health care and is too expensive for some to pay.

She adds she is hoping to get a prompt response from the minister.

Rosalind Russell
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Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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