Posted on: 06-10-08 09:30:52
Is this the future of health care in Canada ........
Calgary-based Acure Health Corp. has been quietly selling its so-called wait-time insurance for several years, but it made headlines recently after the British Columbia Automobile Association began offering the policy to its 800,000 members.
Under the policy, patients on waiting lists longer than 45 days for procedures ranging from MRI scans to heart bypass operations can be moved to private facilities in Canada or the U.S.
For details read http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081005/national/wait_time_insurance
The company website .... http://www.acurehealth.com/mai.aspx
US healthcare system V/s Canadian system
A very interesting read...
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/179/9/916
Hiren
