Court quashes OHIP denial of out-of-country treatment for man with terminal cancer

Court quashes OHIP denial of out-of-country treatment for man with terminal cancer

TORONTO — An Ontario court has quashed a decision denying provincial coverage for out-of-country cancer treatment to a 37-year-old man with Stage 4 melanoma.
Alex Shved's oncologist had applied to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan to fund tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for

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