Dr. Brian Day, Medical Director of the Cambie Surgery Centre, sits for a photograph at his office in Vancouver on Aug. 31, 2016.in a much-anticipated judgment
Before we dislocate our shoulders patting ourselves on the back, let’s not forget that medicare is no better today than it was yesterday. More importantly, patients are no better off. But, as Justice Steeves noted, “there is no prohibition on the private delivery of health care” in Canada. In fact, that is one of the principal reasons he rejected the plaintiffs' claims. The six private surgical facilities in B.C. will likely continue to operate.
“Medically necessary” is not well defined, but essentially means hospital care and physician services.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
They could punish criminally ridiculous wait times. But they choose to back out. Judges and lawyers remind me of what comes out of the back end of a cow.
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