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A Calgary clinic informed its clients it would be introducing a "membership-based medical service," running $4,800 a year for a two-parent family membership.

Such arrangements have been growing increasingly common in recent years, experts say.

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[-] Kichae@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Sure, it's fine. It's fine that people with means can see a doctor quickly, while those without cannot. And it's fine that the wealthy can get those tests done right away, and those scans complete day of, while everybody else is on a 6 - 12 month wait list.

There's totally nothing absolutely fucking evil about that. And it definitely incentivizes politicians to improve the public system for the poor.

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