Saskatchewan says it will be sending people to Alberta to get privatized surgeries, but the cost of travel won’t be covered by the government.
Health Minister Paul Merriman says the Saskatchewan Party government will begin paying a Calgary clinic this fall to perform 20 knee and hip surgeries a month for those on Saskatchewan’s surgical wait list.Merriman says sending patients for privatized care out of province will result in patients having their surgeries done faster.
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My grandmother is rolling in her grave. She worked for Universal Healthcare in Prince Albert in the early days of it still being a dream. PremierScottMoe
Here we go !
cheap and stupid!!
Of course, that's why it's called private healthcare. You pay or die. It benefits the wealthy, not the sick. Why is this confusing? We've been voting Conservative, we are losing public health care. Didn't need a crystal ball to see this coming.
Total BS if they can't do it in Sask then they should pay travel expenses
Justy doesn't seem to know, ha ha ha , the Health Care in Canada is going Private . Yeah right, doesn't know, he he he ho ho !
border and close to border CDN towns and Cities should send patients who can travel to US for surgeries as well
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