The province is also moving to cut wait times, despite the upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dix.
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a challenge of a British Columbia law intended to preserve public health care through measures against extra-billing and certain private insurance.
They said it amounted to a breach of the patients' life, liberty and security of the person under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Justice John Steeves said in the original court ruling that while long waits for care might increase the risk to some patients, the provisions were justified by the overall objective of supporting a system where access to health care is based on need, not the ability to pay.
"In 2018, we strengthened the act to include new protections for patients to prevent extra-billing, clarified the rules for medical practitioners and established consequences for those who break the rules," the statement said.
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