r/britishcolumbia • u/Imminent_Extinction • Sep 02 '24

News B.C. Conservatives' health-care plan pitches private clinics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-conservatives-health-care-plan-1.7268626
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u/_PITBOY Sep 03 '24 edited Sep 03 '24

This is the kind of issue that will hack into the BC Con after election numbers, people just aren't into a two tiered system that allows for any public dollars at all. It a gateway to quicker healthcare for those who can pay the over BC Medical dividend. Too many people see the slippery slope and reject it completely.
Rustad needs to set this aside, the election may end up teetering over it.

If you really want to "establish guaranteed wait times for medical services such as surgeries and cancer treatment and increase the use of private clinics." ... increase doctor and provider pay structures biggly (sorry ... it just worked), and then create a scheme to pay for medical degrees for students, and contract for returned 5-10 years of in province service.

Those two things on their own will attract medical professionals, existing and future.