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Health committee  There are two things. We did take the report to the Province of Ontario and asked them to investigate and get back to us. We were also aware of most of the instances that were documented in the report and had already approached Ontario about them. As Abby mentioned, Ontario has

March 21st, 2016Committee meeting

Gigi Mandy

Health committee  They do. They reimburse the patient first, and then they recover the money from the physician.

March 21st, 2016Committee meeting

Gigi Mandy

Health committee  That's right.

March 21st, 2016Committee meeting

Gigi Mandy

Health committee  I was just going to add that we've heard recently about people who have gone out of country seeking bariatric surgery, people who are overweight but may not meet the criteria for the surgery here. There was one case in the news about a woman who was only 35 pounds overweight. Tha

March 21st, 2016Committee meeting

Gigi Mandy

Health committee  I think you pretty well covered it. We do have a lot of concerns. There are provinces that have strong regulatory frameworks, and the services in their private clinics are well integrated into the public system. They're provided under contract and patients have a way to pay. Othe

March 21st, 2016Committee meeting

Gigi Mandy