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Canada Court Nixes Health Insurance Ban
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Contributor | RP |
Last Edited | RP Jun 09, 2005 07:48pm |
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Category | Legal Ruling |
Media | Website - Yahoo News |
News Date | Thursday, June 9, 2005 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | Canada's Supreme Court dealt a powerful blow to the state monopoly on health care Thursday, striking down a Quebec ban on private health insurance for services provided under the country's Medicare system of universal coverage.
Although the unanimous ruling applies only to Quebec, it is sure to bring similar cases in other Canadian provinces and give impetus to a growing movement pushing for public and private care. |
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