{"id":1934,"date":"2008-10-06T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2020-10-30T11:29:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:29:33","slug":"private-clinics-report-eroding-public-medicare-lessons-and-consequences-of-for-profit-health-care-across-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/private-clinics-report-eroding-public-medicare-lessons-and-consequences-of-for-profit-health-care-across-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"<FONT COLOR=\"#E00000\">REPORT: <\/FONT> Private Clinics Report: Eroding Public Medicare: Lessons and Consequences of For-Profit Health Care Across Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(October 6, 2008)<\/p>\n<p>groundbreaking report on the growth and practices of for-profit surgical, MRI and boutique physician clinics across Canada. Where are they? How are they making their profits? How are they promoting two-tier medicare? Where do they get their staff from? What does this mean for public health care in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"itemhead\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEDIA-RELEASE-October-6-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for Media Release<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"itemhead\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eroding-Public-Medicare.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for Full Report<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"itemhead\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEDIA-RELEASE-October-6-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fran\u00e7ais (en bref)<\/a><\/span><span class=\"item\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"itemhead\"><small><span class=\"\u201ditem\u201d\"><span class=\"item\"><b>In 2007, the OHC obtained a<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Copeman-Legal-0ctober-6-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> legal opinion on the Copeman clinic<\/a><\/span> which found the proposed Ontario clinic to be in contravention of the law.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/small><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(October 6, 2008) groundbreaking report on the growth and practices of for-profit surgical, MRI and boutique physician clinics across Canada. 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