A Vancouver private health clinic that was prohibited in December from treating British Columbia residents by the provincial government has re-opened its doors to the public. The False Creek Urgent Care Centre will charge $199 for a basic medical evaluation and offer patients a menu of other services. It will operate outside the government-run medicare system and provide emergency care for people willing to pay for immediate service. Predictably, fee-for-service medicine prompted the usual howls of protest.
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
Socialist weeds vs. capitalist wheat
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Labels: health reform
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