Public funding for private access to cataract surgery

(CMAJ) Despite increased funding for cataract surgeries to private, forprofit clinics, access to surgery fell 9% for lower income people in Ontario between 2017 and 2022.

Unexpectedly, despite new public funding for operations provided in private for-profit surgical centers, which was intended to fully cover all overhead costs and remove the need to charge patients, this disparity did not decrease, but instead grew during the funding change period.

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(CMAJ) Public funding for private for-profit centres and access to cataract surgery – Campbell, R. et al 2024-08-26

Public funding for private access to cataract surgery

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