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Questions I should have asked about prostate cancer, but did not

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 7 6:49pm | Replies (17)
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@hanscasteels

Unfortunately. Medicine is much like eldercare. Chances are you’ll be dead at some point, so might as well extract as much cash from you before you depart. Better in my pocket than in your children’s pocket.

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Apr 6 2:12pm

Here in Ontario, they don't even get any cash for you much of the time. Hospitals receive a fixed subsidy from the province, based on how many people live in the area they serve, and everything comes out of that (and fundraising, and those exorbitant parking lot fees 😕). Ditto for family doctors, who get paid based in their roster, not how many times they see you.

I do think specialists (outside the hospital or cancer centre) can bill OHIP per visit, though. I'm not sure — it's all a bit opaque.

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