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| Posted By: Philip C. Wild - Whitley Financial Posted On: Jun 15, 2005 Views: 917 | Private healthcare benefits The ruling in Quebec that restriction of available healthcare beyond a 'reasonable' waiting period is unconstitutional, may be the most powerful leverage applied to the Canadian healthcare system in recent years. It has become all about economics and politics at the expense of quality patient care. This ruling may pressure the governments (at all levels) to review their position on the time spent by patients waiting in queues. While the government of Ontario has taken action to reduce waiting times for certain selected procedures this summer, the pressure will now come from the public to reduce this waiting time for more situations. This will will have a dynamic effect on Canadian healthcare in general, including the public system. Public demand has just become more powerful. |
| Posted By: Judy Baker - The CAPITAL CARE Group Posted On: Jun 10, 2005 Views: 1067 | Quebec Private Healthcare Will unions demand coverage inclusion for employer benefit plans? And looking at the long term... will this mean that the rich will get the good doctors and the poor will get doctors who aren't good enough to make it in private clinics? |