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> BC banned private MRI clinics a year ago. Would you mind explaining why they'd do such a thing?
by markdown 6y ago
> BC banned private MRI clinics a year ago.
Would you mind explaining why they'd do such a thing?
- sergers 6y agoIt wasn't specific to MRI clinics, but they elimited two tiered healthcare opti9ns as some perception it benefited the wealthy, and would attract doctors to privatized healthcare, further impacting public healthcare. Same thing for non-elective surgeries. You can't goto a private clinic for a surgery offered under public healthcare Basically removed being able to pay to skip the queue, some people felt it was unfair, and to uphold integrity of public healthcare... 2 good recent sources on the topic. https://globalnews.ca/news/7326893/bc-supreme-court-ruling-private-public-healthcare/ https://globalnews.ca/news/7326893/bc-supreme-court-ruling-p... https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/private-two-tier-healthcare-brian-day-bc https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/private-two-tier-healthcare...