Tell for-profit companies our health is not for your profit!
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- Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Hello Paov --
The health of British Columbians should not be for profit. But from 2016 to 2020, for-profit health corporations unlawfully extra-billed patients taking $83 million from their pockets.
Extra-billing is when patients are directly charged by their health care provider for services already paid for by BC’s Medical Services Plan, including MRI or CT scans. The extra charges could be as little as a $10 “tray-fee” or thousands of dollars for a private operating room. Extra-billing is illegal in BC.
Show your support for the BC government to enforce the law against extra-billing so all of us are protected. Add your voice to our petition below to let for-profit corporations know that our health is not for profit.
Add your voiceAt the same time, BC was penalized by the federal government for these corporation’s unlawful actions by withholding Canada Health Transfer funds. These funds are... provided to the provinces and territories for health care, but are withheld by the federal government - dollar for dollar - based on the amount of extra-billing in the province.
Instead, BC could be using these millions to improve our public health care system through public innovations and addressing the primary care access crises by developing community health centres that can provide longitudinal, team-based care.
At a time when people are struggling to pay for housing, food, and other essentials, they should not be paying out of pocket for insured services.
Tell for-profit corporations that our health is not for their profit. Sign our petition today.
Sign TodayIn Solidarity,
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British Columbia Health Coalition · 3102 Main St, 302,
Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories, BC V5T 3G7, Canada
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