Private Healthcare

• N.B. opposition parties say new bill opens door for corporate involvement in health-care system

  Health Minister Bruce Fitch says the bill is intended to allow for some surgeries to be done outside of hospital to free up resources for more complicated procedures.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022
  
• N.B. bill to allow Medicare to cover some surgeries outside hospitals

  A new piece of legislation would allow the province to begin funding surgeries performed outside of hospitals in surgical clinics.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2022
  
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• ‘Dying on wait-lists’: Could private health-care solve Canada’s ER ‘crisis’?

  While some experts consider privatization a possible solution to staffing shortages and long wait times, others see it as a threat to public care.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2022
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• Quebec election: CAQ proposes two private medical centres to ease hospital strain

  Legault made the announcement on Saturday and said the first two clinics would be up and running by 2025 in Montreal's east-end and Quebec City.

  Politics

  Sep 3, 2022
• N.B. premier changes tune on private clinic health services, but not abortions

  Premier Higgs says New Brunswick is looking at expanding what sort of services can be access in private clinics, but surgical abortions won't be one of them.

  Politics

  Aug 25, 2022
• N.B. opposition calls for health care details after premier’s private service comments

  Premier Blaine Higgs said 'everything is on the table' when it comes to addressing the issues in New Brunswick's health system.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2022
• Landmark private healthcare case wraps in B.C. court Friday

  Dr. Brian Day began his battle a decade ago against the British Columbia government.

  Feb 28, 2020
• Quebec health minister considers extending surgery pilot project in private clinics

  Quebec's health minister hasn't ruled out extending the use of operating rooms in private clinics for publicly-funded physicians.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2019
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• Manitoba willing to try MRI system that allows patients to pay for scans

  The Manitoba government is willing to try a system that would allow patients to pay for MRI scans.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2016
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• Healthcare advocates rally against private healthcare and alleged over-billing

  Canadian doctors for Medicare and the BC Health Coalition have intervener status in the court case. The two groups are urging the government to take action on an audit, which revealed alleged extra billing at two of Day's clinics.

  Sep 29, 2014