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Welcome to our new Chief Operating Officer – Alain Bergeron

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Dehoney Financial Group (DFG) is pleased to announce Alain Bergeron has joined our team in the role of Chief Operating Officer as of November 12, 2019. Alain joins DFG with a wealth of experience working in the group benefits and insurance industries, predominantly with a large Canadian insurer where he was instrumental in its growth throughout Western Canada.

Building on a successful business and customer service model, Alain will focus on strategic business improvements and their execution. Alain will help bring to life the vision of DFG President and Founder Jim Dehoney by aligning the firm’s resources and applying […]

Patented Medicines Regulations Unveiled

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Legislation, News, Reduced drug costs

Over two years ago, the federal government announced that the rules governing the pricing of pharmaceuticals in Canada were changing. Now, after a lengthy public consultation process with interested Canadians and stakeholders, including the pharmaceutical industry, the Government of Canada has announced the final amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations aimed at saving “Canadians billions over the next decade.”

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has introduced the following amendments:

In setting drug prices, a “basket” of 11 other countries (no longer including the US and Switzerland), that are similar to Canada’s population, economy and approach […]

Changes to OHIP+ Effective April 1, 2019

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Group Benefits, Legislation, News

Recently, the Government of Ontario and insurer Industrial Alliance (IA) prepared some helpful information related to the upcoming changes to OHIP+. Our team assembled those details below to help our clients and plan administrators manage the transition.

APRIL 1, 2019 OHIP+ WILL NO LONGER COVER INDIVIDUALS 24 YEARS OLD AND UNDER WITH DRUG COVERAGE THROUGH A PRIVATE INSURANCE PLAN.

This is a major change to OHIP+ which impacts all youth aged 24 years and under covered by a private group insurance plan. Effective April 1, 2019 prescription drug claims must be submitted to a […]

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Gender X, Group Benefits, Group Retirement, Life Insurance, News

Gender Identity and Expression

More than a year ago, the Government of Canada amended the Canadian Human Rights Act (Bill C-16) to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. As Kathryn Bird of the law firm Hicks Morley wrote at that time, this amendment would bring “greater awareness of a person’s right to be accommodated, and of the importance of ensuring employers/service providers create an atmosphere conducive to the promotion and productivity of – and delivery of service to – all persons, regardless of gender identity and gender expression.”

There […]

News Archives - Dehoney Financial Group

APRIL 1, 2019 OHIP+ WILL NO LONGER COVER INDIVIDUALS 24 YEARS OLD AND UNDER WITH DRUG COVERAGE THROUGH A PRIVATE INSURANCE PLAN.

Gender Identity and Expression

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