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Is our provincial government truly committed to defending public health care in the courts? It has a duty to do so on behalf of all British Columbians in response to the BC Supreme Court case launched by a consortium of private for-profit clinics led by the for-profit Cambie Surgery Centre run by Dr. Brian Day. The clinics are suing the government and aiming to have key provisions of our provincial health legislation declared unconstitutional so that they can sell necessary health services to patients who can afford to pay a premium to jump the queue and open up BC to US-style health insurance. Mr. Woodward is a known advocate of privatized, for-profit health care. In fact, last fall as Chair of Providence Health Care he wrote letters to Minister Falcon on Woodcorp letterhead outlining numerous “competition”, “revenue generating” and “cost recovery” schemes that could not possibly avoid violating Medicare’s principles of accessibility and universality and that would further advance the interests of for-profit health care investors.
We need to be certain that the government is truly committed to the principles of public health care. The appointment of Woodward and other players should raise serious concerns about this commitment. The BC Health Coalition encourages you to take action and demand that Minister Falcon take a strong stand in defending provincial health legislation from the legal challenge launched by private for-profit clinic operators in B.C. - this will ensure that we have a health care system that works for all. TAKE ACTION!CLICK HERE to send a letter now! Background Information: Read the recent BCHC News Release on the Woodward Appointment. Recent news articles about for-profit clinics:
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