Today (at 12 p.m. ET) the globeandmail.com will host CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan (pictured below) and private clinic surgeon Dr. Brian Day for a live discussion on the question: Should Canadians be able to pay in order to jump the healthcare line?
Here is the Globe's intro to the discussion:
Wait times for medically necessary procedures are often cited as a fundamental problem with Canada's healthcare system.
The idea of someone jumping the line, when many are patiently waiting, seems unacceptable. But when it's a loved one's health on the line, wait times for that potentially life-saving MRI or surgery just isn't an option.
Some rely on social connections to expediate the process, while some opt to pay private facilities for the procedures.
Is queue-jumping politically, socially, morally acceptable?
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