A Calgary clinic informed its clients it would be introducing a “membership-based medical service,” running $4,800 a year for a two-parent family membership.

Such arrangements have been growing increasingly common in recent years, experts say.

  • Arsisaria@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    1 year ago

    What a nightmare. Double dipping, but I do actually kinda not feel that bad for anyone who falls for this, except for how it hurts the rest of the system.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      People do not readily take advantage of this kind of service.

      When there’s truly no choice, though, people will pay.

      But this is criminally a dick move.

      • Arsisaria@lemmy.worldEnglish
        33·
        1 year ago

        I’m not sure there’s much to take advantage of. It’s mostly rich dicks paying to avoid lines which aren’t even that bad. There is not a “truly no choice” context in Calgary, since care is given based on need. Sure, go to the ER with a cut hand and you’ll wait 24 hours, but a community clinic will be able to have you in within an hour most of the time. I remember as a teen I was very sick and was waiting at the ER of the children’s and when my condition got worse, they immediately started taking care of me. It’s a myth that anybody is any danger as a result of waiting for care.