Well, I think the federal wait-times strategy was a very innovative method for trying to get this contracting with activity-based funding down, because now the provinces are very familiar with the mechanism. At the same time, it opens the door for perceived inequities between different kinds of surgeries if you're not in the Cinderella services of the five conditions. For example, hernia repairs may get pushed out for additional hips and knees, because the marginal revenue goes to those patients.
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