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Charter challenge against medicare not about improving patient access
By Martha Jackman Sep 19, 2016
Dr. Day’s challenge, if successful, would be Charter protection for billing practices that have been proven to actually undermine the public system.
Health Minister Jane Philpott might have a hard time defending Canadians' access to health care based on need, rather than wealth, if a Charter challenge in B.C. to allow doctors to provide quicker service for a fee is successful, writes Martha Jackman. The Hill Time photograph by Jake Wright
OTTAWA—Since the inception of medicare in Canada, opinion polls in all parts of the country consistently show that a vast majority of Canadians believe in equal access to health care based on need, not ability to pay.
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