This article points out a few aspects that are not often talked about.
For every dollar of extra billing by a private for profit clinic, the federal government claws back an equal amount from its cash transfers.
In 2015-16, that amount was $15.9 million, enough for 53,000 MRIs. So effectively, we all pay for the extra billing.
B.C. is the only province that Ottawa has repeatedly fined for unlawful extra billing.
To read more, click on A Welcome Second Chance for BC Medicare Protection
http://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/colleen-fuller-and-seth-klein-a-welcome-second-chance-for-b-c-medicare-protection-amendment-act
Where You Live Shouldn’t Decide if You Live
May 20 2025 – Paul Adams – BC Rural Health Network Across rural BC, accessing essential healthcare is increasingly defined by geography, cost, and chance.
