Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jeff Gray
Publication Date: August 6, 2025 - 05:30
Ontario’s private-clinic plan doesn’t add up, prospective applicants warn
August 6, 2025
The Ontario government, poised to allow private clinics to do publicly funded hip- and knee-replacement surgeries, is facing behind-the-scenes criticism from some of the people who hope to build the new facilities.
The long-delayed move is part of the Progressive Conservative government’s push to boost the involvement of the private sector in the public health care system, in an effort to move more procedures out of hospitals and reduce waiting times.
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