Quebec MDs rail against two-tiered imaging reimbursement

Quebec physicians are lobbying the provincial health board to reverse its decades-long policy of “two-tiered medicine” that limits imaging reimbursement to exams provided in public institutions. The wait for CT, MRI and ultrasound exams in hospitals can extend to two years, while the costs for MR studies in private institutions can reach $1,000.

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