Toronto Star: “When your physician refers you to a surgeon, you’ll be given an appointment six to eight months down the road. And if a patient calls and is willing to pay four times as much as the surgeon will get paid from the government for that service, they can get a booking within a week or two,” said Dr. Braden Manns, a physician and professor of health economics at the University of Calgary.
“If a surgeon can get paid four times as much in the for-pay system, they’re going to prioritize their time there, and that’s going to mean less of their time is available in the public system.
“I mean, this is the essence of two-tiered health care.”…