The outgoing virtual care service evisitNB did in fact share data with the province about what percentage of requests were about prescription refills, despite a claim from the Health Minister otherwise.
Maple is pushing New Brunswickers to retain services at cost following eVisitNB’s end
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· Posted: Jul 16, 2026 5:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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On Wednesday, Health Minister John Dornan said the department didn’t receive data about prescription renewal from eVisitNB. The CEO of that company said they did in fact provide the data. (Allyson McCormack/CBC)
The CEO of the outgoing virtual care service said eVisitNB did in fact share data with the province about what percentage of requests were about prescription refills, despite a claim from the Health Minister otherwise.
At a news conference Wednesday, Health Minister John Dornan said the department wasn’t aware how many prescription renewals would be coming in through Virtual Care NB.
“We didn’t have data from the prior provider as to what volume was prescription renewals and you could almost expect that. We have 200,000 people that don’t have family doctors or primary care practitioners.
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