The Nova Scotia Optometric Services Program provides coverage for routine vision exams for children under 10 and seniors over 65, plus medically required non-routine care. Data includes fiscal year, payments, services rendered, insured persons, beneficiaries, and utilization rates per 1000 insured and beneficiaries. This dataset is published by the Government of Nova Scotia and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze program expenditure trends based on Fees for Service Payments and Fiscal Year
- Model healthcare utilization rates based on Services per 1000 Insured Persons
- Evaluate program coverage and accessibility based on Persons Insured and Percentage of Persons Insured
- Compare service delivery efficiency based on Services per 1000 Beneficiaries and Expenditure per 1000 Beneficiaries
Strengths
- Data covers multiple fiscal years, enabling longitudinal analysis
- Includes detailed utilization metrics like Services per 1000 Insured and Expenditure per 1000 Beneficiaries
- Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 open license
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:28:53.789873
- Geography
- Nova Scotia, Canada