In Ontario, the Conservative government has announced it will allow private clinics to offer some surgeries and diagnostic treatments.
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In B.C., the NDP government of Premier David Eby plans to send up to 4,800 patients to the U.S. over the next two years to clear up a backlog in cancer treatments. The province has one of the longest waits for radiation treatment in this country. Radiation therapy costing $3,854 in B.C. will cost $12,277 in Bellingham, Washington. The province will also cover travel and accommodation costs.In B.C.
The sustainable model is the one that Ford’s government is putting forward. So long as care is covered by a health card and not a credit card — and services are provided at a standard dictated by the province — then it’s smarter and better to allow Canadian companies to profit from Canadian tax dollars than to send that money to the U.S..For decades, governments have been prevented from building private facilities, such as the ones B.C.
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