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(June 15, 2017)<\/p>\n

By:\u00a0Lynn Desjardins<\/a>, Radio Canada International<\/span><\/p>\n

Canada has a publicly-funded health care system, but there are several private clinics that charging extra fees for faster service that should be free.\u00a0 Because of budget shortfalls in many provinces, there have been cuts to services in hospitals.<\/p>\n

Long wait times<\/strong><\/p>\n

In some cases, the number of beds has been reduced, operating theatre hours have been cut and that has resulted in longer wait times for patients. Doctors or secretaries then sometimes offer the patient faster care for a fee.<\/p>\n

The Ontario Health Coalition is an advocacy group that says it has identified 88 private clinics that are charging patients illegal user fees for medically necessary services.<\/p>\n

Patients \u2018are victimized,\u2019 says union<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now the Ontario Public Service Union (OPSEU) which is part of the coalition is calling on the government in that province to take action against them immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cHospital services have been systematically shuttered from our community hospitals, and then shipped out to private clinics, where patients are subjected to out-of-pocket fees,\u201d said Sara Labelle, chair of OPSEU\u2019s Hospital Professionals Division in a news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen the doctors in these clinics go and bill OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) on top of that. It\u2019s the patients \u2013 often least able to pay, but afraid they\u2019ve no other option \u2013 that are victimized by this scam.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s outrageous and unethical\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adding his voice, the president of OPSEU, Warren (Smokey) Thomas said: \u201cThese private clinics should not be profiting off the sick and elderly. It\u2019s outrageous and unethical, and that\u2019s why we will continue to fight against privatization in all its forms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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