Ville Marie Petition For a Transparent Healthcare System
The Signees of this petition support the
contents of the Open Letter written by the Ville Marie physicians and published on March 12th 2011 reproduced in our email and as
summarized as follows:
In order to avoid delaying access to new and very
costly medical technology, it is urgent for the Public Health System to be
transparent and clearly define what they can realistically afford to fund,
otherwise it will be impossible to conciliate the physicians’ obligation to
provide best care on the one hand, and what the government can actually fund on
the other. It is urgent to stop giving false impressions that the Public health
System is actually funding “covered” services when such is not the case. We should
instead be urgently exploring new solutions so that specialized Community-based
Medical Centers can continue to uphold their standards of care while evolving
within the Public Health System.
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