As surgical wait lists grow, Canada's private clinics cash in
It's a contentious reality in Canada's universal medicare system: you can pay to jump the queue for surgeries with long waiting lists, such as hip and knee replacements.
Source: cbc.ca
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It's a contentious reality in Canada's universal medicare system: you can pay to jump the queue for surgeries with long waiting lists, such as hip and knee replacements.
Albertans will have access to thousands more publicly funded orthopedic surgeries at Calgary chartered surgical facilities as part of the Health Care Action Plan (HCAP).
The deal is the latest in a series of moves by the province to fund more surgeries at private facilities.