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- 1Ontario private clinic outsourcing fails to cut wait times, report finds●"Wait times increasing for some medical procedures outsourced to for-profit clinics in Ontario: report Outsourcing surge
A new report released Monday finds that Ontario's practice of outsourcing surgeries and medical imaging to private for-profit clinics has not reduced wait times for most procedures, and in some cases waits have grown. Critics say the findings undercut the provincial government's argument that privatization will ease pressure on the public health system.