Legislative Framework Governing Private Healthcare in British Columbia

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Ron A. Skolrood

The debate over the future of Canada’s public healthcare system has been underway in British Columbia for some time. At the core of the debate is the role of the private sector in delivering medically necessary diagnostic and surgical services. Can increased private sector involvement enhance the ability of the public system to deliver improved health outcomes or would it, as some fear, do irreparable damage to the public system?