Green Shield Canada

 

 

Contact 1: Jim Bates, Director Sales & Marketing

Phone (Bus): (416)221-7001  Ext 244

(Fax): (416)733-1955

(Cell): (416)518-6968

E-mail: jbates@greenshield.ca

 

Contact 2:  D. Grenville MacDonald, Vice President Sales & Marketing
Phone (Bus): (416)221-7001  Ext 247
(Fax): (416)733-1955

E-mail: gmacdona@greenshield.ca

 

Contact 3: David Garner, President & CEO
Phone (Bus): (416)221-7001
(Fax): (416)733-1955
(Cell): (519)257-8825 

 

Head Office: 8677 Anchor Drive, Windsor, ON  N9A 6W1

Executive Office: 5001 Yonge St., Suite 1600, North York, ON  M2N 6P6

 

Web Site: www.greenshield.ca

Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-268-6613

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Keys: Claims Adjudication Systems; Corporate Wellness; Depression; Divorce; Drug Plans; Employee Benefit Plans; Food; Group Benefits; Group Benefits Issues; Group Benefits Trends; Group Insurance; Health Benefit Plans for Small Business; Health Care; Individual Health & Dental Benefits; Herbal; Insurance Claims; Pay Direct Drug Network; Retirement Planning; Vision Plan Coverage; White Label Products for Third Party Administrators and the Insurance Industry; Ontario*.

 

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Expertise: Established 1957; 400 employees.

 

Mandate: Our vision is to be the best in health care and social service benefits administration and related technology solutions by setting the standard for flexible, cost-efficient, quality services that exceed our clients' expectations.

 

Green Shield Canada is a not-for-profit Corporation:
whose reason for being is the enhancement of the common good

whose goal is to administer health and social service benefit plans with quality, efficiency and service excellence

which seeks out innovative ways to broaden the availability of services to the public

which seeks continuously to improve

which takes pride in its contribution to society

 

Story Ideas:
2006
What's on in September...
Arthritis Awareness Month; Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (18-24); AIDS Walk Week (Walk for Life) (17-24); Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Awareness Day (9); International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (16); Terry Fox Run (17); World Alzheimer's Day (21)
June 26, 2006: Green Shield Canada expresses its views on Bill 102
June 1, 2006: June is ALS Awareness Month, National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month, Seniors Month and Stroke Awareness Month
April 27, 2006: Green Shield's response to the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act, Bill 102January 3, 2006: A national survey of health care providers, managers, and the public was recently released
2005
December 7, 2005: The Health Council of Canada releases a report on accelerating health care renewal in Canada
October 20, 2005: Green Shield hosts Benefits Forum 2005 - Take a Closer Look
October 18, 2005: Provincial flu campaigns
September 12, 2005: Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh announces a working conference on improving the evaluation of post-market drug safety and effectiveness...working towards the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy
September 7, 2005: Canadians' views on health care revealed in Canadian Medical Association's annual report card
August 30, 2005: Learn How Drugs Are Reviewed
August 11, 2005: Green Shield Canada launches Passport to Health™ Portfolio and its first product, 'Benefit Insight'™
March 1, 2005: Dispensing Fee Increase
October 1, 2004: Green Shield Removes Dental Procedure; Market Withdrawal of Vioxx
December 2003: Benefits Adjudication Update; Exciting Addition To Website
July 2003: Administrative Changes In The Event Of Mail Stoppage
May 2003: Commitment To Privacy Continues Through Education Of Clients And Employees
Fall 2002: Green Shield Takes An Active Role In Fraud Prevention

July 15, 2002: Green Shield Submits Further Recommendations to Roy Romanow's Commission
May 1, 2002: Complaint Handling Protocols; Eldercare, A Growing Concern for Canadians
May 1, 2002: What is an Orthotic? Understanding the Benefits of Alleviating Foot Pain
December 16, 2001: Green Shield's Commitment to Privacy
December 7, 2001: Defeating Depression; Beating the Blues; Get Ready for Cold and Flu Season; Focus On Drugs: An Update On Green Shield Canada's Drug Plan Coverage
October 10, 2001: Green Shield Makes Recommendations on the Future of Health Care in Canada; Pharmacists' Ethics May Affect Dispensing of Prescriptions: Understanding Special Circumstances; Repetitive Strain Injury: The Injury and Pain are Real
September 28, 2001: Preferred Vision Network Arrangement With Bay and Zellers Optical Stores
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updated: December 11, 2006

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