一位萨斯喀彻温妇女敦促政府支付省外的医疗旅行费用, A Saskatchewan woman urges her government to cover out-of-province medical travel costs after being denied reimbursement for brain surgery in Edmonton.

Tammy O'Brien, 一位54岁的Saskatoon妇女, 正在敦促萨斯喀彻温省政府为在省外接受专科医疗护理的病人支付旅费和住宿费, Tammy O'Brien, a 54-year-old Saskatoon woman, is urging the Saskatchewan government to cover travel and accommodation costs for patients receiving specialized medical care out of province, after being denied reimbursement for her Gamma Knife radiosurgery in Edmonton. 这种手术在萨斯喀彻温省无法使用,治疗她罕见的良性脑肿瘤,但该省尽管支付了手术费,却不支付相关费用。 The procedure, unavailable in Saskatchewan, treated her rare benign brain tumor, but the province does not cover related expenses despite paying for the surgery. O'Brien,依靠固定收入,说有人告诉他们要依靠慈善机构或人群筹资,他们感到屈辱。 O'Brien, on a fixed income, said being told to rely on charities or crowdfunding felt humiliating. 国民民主党支持她的呼吁,警告病人可能因费用而避免必要的护理,而政府则坚持其现行政策,援引转介给支助团体而不报销旅费的做法。 The NDP supports her call, warning patients may avoid necessary care due to cost, while the government maintains its current policy, citing referrals to support groups but not reimbursing travel.