From ear wax treatment to sinus scans: medical procedures to be delisted or restricted for a savings of $83 million

Health services valued at $83 million — ranging from outdated fertility tests to unnecessary earwax removal — are being delisted or restricted from OHIP coverage, the provincial government and a committee tasked with modernizing Ontario’s taxpayer-funded insurance plan have announced.
Coverage for a total of 11 services will be affected as part of a major update to the OHIP Schedule of Benefits aimed at freeing up money for higher-value physician services, increasing access to those services and cutting wait-lists, reporters were told at a technical briefing by the committee at the Bloor St. offices of the Ontario Medical Association on Thursday