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Ontario Government's Plan to Expand Private Medical Procedures: Addressing Surgical Backlogs and Controversial Implications

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January 25, 2023
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Summary: The Ontario government plans to expand the number and range of medical procedures performed in privately run clinics in order to reduce surgical waitlists. The expansion will occur in three phases, starting with an expansion of private surgical and diagnostic clinics in specific locations. Critics have expressed concerns about the impact on the provincial health care system, while proponents believe it will increase efficiency.

Takeaways:

🔬 The Ontario government is expanding private medical procedures to address surgical waitlists.

📆 The expansion will occur in three phases, starting with surgical and diagnostic clinics in specific areas.

🏥 Private clinics may offer MRI and CT imaging, colonoscopies, endoscopies, and hip and knee replacements.

💳 Patients will pay with their OHIP card and not with a credit card.

⚕️ Critics worry about the impact on the provincial health care system, while proponents see it as an opportunity for increased efficiency.

Ontario Government's Plan to Expand Medical Procedures in Private Clinics

The Ontario government recently unveiled its plan to expand the number and range of medical procedures performed in privately run clinics. The province says the changes are aimed at reducing surgical waitlists and will remain in place even once waitlists have been cleared.

Surgical Backlogs in Ontario

Adult hospitals across the provinces are contending with a backlog of roughly 200,000 procedures, with nearly 12,000 children on waitlists for surgeries across Ontario.

Phased Approach

The province says it will introduce the changes over three phases. The first will involve an expansion of private surgical and diagnostic clinics in Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Windsor, taking on roughly 25 percent of the province’s current waitlist for cataract operations.

Phase two will allow more private clinics to offer MRI and CT imaging, colonoscopies, and endoscopies. The third phase outlines that hip and knee replacement surgeries be made available at private clinics by 2024.

Concerns and Criticisms

While Premier Doug Ford has assured Ontarians that patients "will pay with their OHIP card," and that no one "will ever have to pay with a credit card," critics have voiced concerns over the detrimental impacts the expanded role private clinics may have on provincial health care.

Proponents highlight the role that private clinics already have in our health-care system and point to this as an opportunity for increased efficiency.

Expert Opinions

We asked a panel of experts to share their thoughts on the expansion of private surgeries. Here’s what they had to say.

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https://healthydebate.ca/2023/01/topic/debate-on-for-profit-surgeries/