In an effort to protect Canadians and ensure health care is easily accessible, many provinces have approved coverage for virtual health care. These services along with those available through People Corporation provide a broad range of solutions.
This guide is designed to help you navigate the virtual health services available including, virtual primary care and care management, physiotherapy, pharmacy, and health coaching. These solutions provide access to the treatment patients need from the comfort and safety of their homes.
Certain services are available through each province at no cost. Patients must be covered under a provincial health care plan and will have to provide their health card number when they call for services.
Provincial health authorities have adjusted acceptable billing to allow for virtual appointments during the pandemic. Across Canada, patients can reach their primary care physicians for telephonic and virtual appointments.
Online and virtual health care offerings are also available for those who don’t have a family doctor.
Visit the various government websites to determine which networks may be able to provide virtual care:
Many of you are looking for immediate supports for your employees around emotional issues, isolation, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. We recognize the importance of employee mental health and have created industry-leading solutions.
People Connect utilizes the coverage provided under your group benefits plan paramedical coverage making it easy to get professional and affordable therapy. There is no charge for the insured’s first appointment. Plan members can claim the costs of additional sessions under the paramedical coverage of their group benefits plan.
Contact the experts at People Corporation if you’re interested in including People Connect in your group benefits plan. If you prefer, email us at healthsolutions@peoplecorporation.com.
Private, plan sponsor-paid options have gained momentum and popularity since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Interest in virtual care has highlighted the demand for a service that’s consistent across the country and isn’t dependent on family doctors’ availability and willingness to do virtual appointments.
People Corporation has developed People Connect Total Health, a unique and proprietary end-to-end virtual solution from medical consultation and mental health support, to medication delivery. It provides plan members access to virtual health care professionals, therapists, diagnostic tools, psychiatric collaboration, and a digital pharmacy that provides home delivery. Through our partnerships Telus Health Virtual Care and Maple, we’re able to provide two options within People Connect Total Health.
Maple is a physician-only virtual health app. Maple offers an upfront online assessment, followed by virtual appointments with doctors. This includes People Connect, our enhanced mental health module that provides access to therapists, diagnostic tools, and psychiatric collaboration. This is an option for organizations that want a doctor-led version. Contact your People Corporation consultant for more information or contact healthsolutions@peoplecorporation.com
A LivingEasy cognitive behavioral therapy-based program
We’ve teamed with Self Help Works to offer a solution focused on coping and building resiliency under the new reality of COVID-19. We’re pleased to offer LivingEasy, a cognitive behavioral therapy-based program that’s available free of charge from now until the end of the year.
Contact the experts at People Corporation team to sign up or email healthsolutions@peoplecorporation.com.
Check out the LivingEasy program overview video.
It’s important that employees get support for their health conditions during this time of isolation. Untreated muscular skeletal injuries and chronic diseases pose increased risks.
Watch this video to learn more about virtual physiotherapy.
Through People Advantage, our preferred provider network, we’ve negotiated with our pharmacy partners to provide preferred pricing on prescriptions drugs.* During the COVID-19 pandemic, remind your employees of the options they have fill and receive their prescription medications through digital and home delivery pharmacy services.
If your organization hasn’t been enrolled in People Advantage or if you’d like to learn more, contact People Corporation.
*Not available in Quebec due to provincial regulatory restrictions.