{"id":5383,"date":"2017-06-15T16:39:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=5383"},"modified":"2020-05-08T17:03:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:03:54","slug":"extra-billing-causes-hardship-and-must-be-stopped-says-ofl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/extra-billing-causes-hardship-and-must-be-stopped-says-ofl\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra-billing causes hardship and must be stopped, says OFL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(June 13, 2017)<\/p>\n

By: Market Wired<\/p>\n

The OFL supports the call by the Ontario Health Coalition for better regulation and enforcement of the Canada Health Act<\/em> to prevent the charging of user fees across Canada.<\/p>\n

A recent survey conducted by the Ontario Health Coalition, showed that 88 clinics across Canada are charging unlawful user fees.<\/p>\n

“Privatization in health care is a failed experiment across Canada,” said OFL President Chris Buckley. “When clinics charge for service, it’s either pay up or stay sick. These unlawful fees cause great hardship for Canadians.”<\/p>\n

“Studies have shown that between 50 and 80% of injured workers are chronically unemployed as a result,” said Buckley. “In these cases, the importance of free access to medical care cannot be overestimated.”<\/p>\n

The OFL applauds the Ontario Health Coalition for conducting the research that led to these revelations about private clinics, and supports the call to safeguard single-tier health care.<\/p>\n

The OFL represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario. For information, visit www.OFL.ca and follow @OFLabour on Facebook and\u00a0Twitter.<\/p>\n

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