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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by refurb on Thursday December 20, 2018 @05:40AM (#18723825)
Doctors in Canada have to choose to participate in either the public system or private system. They can’t straddle both.

Hence there are VERY few private clinics in Canada except for services where the govt realized it was in their benefit to allow it (MRIs).

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by ceejayoz on Thursday December 20, 2018 @12:03PM (#18726652)
That sounds like the market for private care isn't really as big as is often claimed, then.
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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by refurb on Friday December 21, 2018 @03:16AM (#18732049)
Based on the success of private MRI clinics, I would say the demand is quite high for selective procedures. Either procedures that are relatively cheap but have very long wait times or procedures where patients are willing to pony up for expertise (joint surgery).
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