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In January 2009, a group of for-profit clinics led by Dr. Brian Day launched a lawsuit against the B.C. provincial government. They are seeking to have the courts strike down our provincial health care legislation, the Medical Protection Act, to allow US-style private insurance companies access to the "health care market" in British Columbia. Dr. Brian Day is also attempting to stop the provincial government from auditing his clinics. At least thirty complaints have been filed by patients in B.C. claiming that Dr. Day has engaged in double-billing by requesting payment from both the patient and the provincial government. The BC Health Coalition, along with the Canadian Doctors for Medicare, and individual patients have applied for intervener status in the case. As the defenders of Medicare, we are seeking to make sure the citizen of British Columbia have the strongest voice possible at the table. To read the legal documents filed by the private clinics and the provincial government check out: - Writ of Summons filed by Dr. Brian Day and three other private surgical companies (Jan 28, 2009)
- Statement of Defence & Counterclaim filed by BC's Minister of Health, Medical Services Commission and the Attorney General (Feb 20, 2009)
- Reply and Defence to Counterclaim filed by Dr. Brian Day's Cambie Surgical Corporation (March 30, 2009)
- Reply of the Ministry of Health Services of BC to the Statement of Defence of the Plaintiffs and Defendants by Counterclaim filed by the BC Ministry of Health Services (April 6, 2009)
- Reply of the Medical Services Comission to the Statement of Defence of the Cambie Surgical Corporation filed by the Medical Services Commission (April 6, 2009)
- Statement of Defence of Counterclaim filed by Dr. Brian Day's Specialist Referral Clinic (May 4, 2009)
- Reply on behalf of the Medical Services Commission to the Statement of Defence of the Specialist Referral Clinic (Vancouver) Inc. filed by the Medical Services Commission (May 13, 2009)
- Decision of the courts from July 6, 09 case management meeting (July 8, 2009)
- Affidavit from the Chair of the Medical Services Commission, Bob De Faye (July 23, 2009)
- Notice of Motion filed by Dr. Brian Day and three other private surgical companies (Aug 9, 2009)
- Notice of Motion filed by Medical Services Commission (Aug 20, 2009)
- Response to the BC Health Coalition motion by the Medical Services Commission (Aug 20, 2009)
- Response to Dr. Brian Day by the Medical Services Commission (Aug 20, 2009)
- Notice of Motion to Cambie Surgical Clinic and the Specialist Referral Clinic by the Medical Services Commission (Aug 20, 2009)
- Response to the BC Health Coalition motion by Petitioners (Aug 31, 2009)
- Response of Petitioners to Cambie and False Creek's motion (Sept 1, 2009)
- Response to the BC Health Coalition motion by the Specialist Referral Clinics (Sept 14, 2009)
- Affidavit #1 filed by Dr. Brian Day with exhibits (Sept 14, 2009)
- Affidavit #2 filed by Dr. Brian Day with exhibits (Sept 14, 2009)
- Affidavit of Craig Knight, Deputy Minister, Corporate Policy, Legislation, Intergovernmental Relations, Ministry of Health Services (Sept 20, 2009)
- Affidavit of Dr. Rongve, Executive Director of the Ministry of Health Services (Oct 1, 2009)
- Amended Petition submitted by Petitioners (Oct 1, 2009)
- Response of Petitioners to Medical Services Commission (Oct 5, 2009)
- Medical Services Commission written arguements for Oct 14 - 16, 2009 Hearing
- Further submissions by the Medical Services Commission (Oct 27, 2009)
- Response of the Specialist Referral Clinic to Oct 23 court memo (Oct 29, 2009)
To read the legal documents filed by our intervenor coalition that includes the BC Health Coalition ("British Columbia Friends of Medicare Society"), Canadian Doctors for Medicare, a physician and two patients check out:
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