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Ontario Health Coalition report highlights deceptive practices and extra fees in private clinics

Some patients reported that the clinics informed them of excessively long wait times at public facilities as a way to trick them into taking the for-profit service.

Published Apr 16, 2024 at 7:43pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Ontario Health Coalition report highlights deceptive practices and extra fees in private clinics

Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones attends the official opening of Kensington Health's expanded hospice facility in Toronto, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

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