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I have a naïve question. Isn't this illegal in the first place as per the Health Act? How was it even under consideration and why wasn't this immediately shutdown?
So far all the coverage I've seen for similar cases is along the lines that "some clinics have been charging patients for preferential access to healthcare because of staff shortage" or something like that. The general vibe I've been getting is "Oh, hope they don't do this, it isn't right" instead of "They CAN'T do this".
If this is indeed illegal, why hasn't there been any aggressive takedowns as it would have been done for other crimes?
They’re basically exploiting a grey area that isn’t specifically outlined as being illegal, but ultimately creates an environment where illegally preferential care could occur. But they say ah but we still provide access one day a week to the general public for necessary care, therefore we are all g - Health Canada is now challenging this approach fortunately.
I didn't think it was that grey at all. The Canada Health Act says you cannot charge for preferential treatment and doing so will strip the Province of Federal funds. In fact, the Canadian government already clawed back $14M.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/ottawa-clawing-back-almost-14-million-in-health-funding-from-alberta-over-private-fees
Thank you for sharing. I've been doing up some reading to understand this better