Comment Re:So much for not sacrificing ideals for safety. (Score 2, Informative) 906
Also citing Health care In Canada
A physician cannot charge a fee for a service that is higher than the negotiated rate - even to patients who are not covered by the publicly funded system - unless he opts out of billing the publicly funded system altogether.
So the New York Times article is wrong. I as a Canadian can pay for any health care service if I can find a willing doctor that has opted out of the system. In major population centers you can find these doctors. However the largest set of doctors that have opted out of the system are in the USA.
