Media Advisory - Advocates & experts call on Health Minister to crack down on private clinic law-breakers and protect patients against user fees for health care

TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - We will be holding a media conference with two physicians, an eminent lawyer and a patient advocate to raise the alarm about backroom negotiations that could leave patients across Canada vulnerable to thousands of dollars in user fees for needed health care services, such as surgeries and diagnostic tests.

When:	Monday, September 29 at 10 a.m.
Where:	By the hospital emergency entrance just west of Elizabeth Street on Gerrard St., Toronto.
Photo Op:	Ambulance bays and emergency sign are backdrop to the media conference
Who:	Dr. Rupinder Brar, Board Member, Canadian Doctors for Medicare
	Natalie Mehra, Executive Director, Ontario Health Coalition
	Dr. Ryan Meili, Vice President, Canadian Doctors for Medicare
	Steven Shrybman, LL.B., Partner, Sack Goldblatt Mitchell

           

SOURCE: Ontario Health Coalition

Kim Johnston Campaign Director, Ontario Health Coalition, 647-381-7025 (cell), 416-548-4202 (office), [email protected]; Katie Raso, 416-351-3300 (office), [email protected]