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Friday, July 20, 2012
Don Bodger
Jennifer Biscoe, left, and Sarah Kopf keep on smiling despite straining in the mudpit during the second annual Mud Bunnies for Charity fundraiser outside the Brass Bell Pub in Crofton Saturday. For the story, see page nine. For video, go to cowichannewsleader.com. 1992 to April 30, 1996 for which he claims the Canada Health Act, and in Victoria has refused to pay. B.C.’s Medicare Protection Act. Halvorson estimates the total value of “The provincial government claims may exceed $100 million, including broke its own laws by placing about $108,000 he reckons he’s personally this burden on the backs of physiowed for treating hundreds of patients. cians,” he says in a press release. “Several weeks after you submitted your Thursday’s statement from claim, they’d say ‘This person has not paid the Health Ministry’s Kristy their premiums so we’re not covering them.’ Anderson to the News Leader Jim Halvorson: Elaine Adair for his class-action lawsuit to Peter W. Rusland “I resubmitted (fees) to MSP and they Pictorial states: “The governdoctors not paid proceed against B.C.’s Medical Services News Leader Pictorial denied payment again,” he said, while taking ment has a publicly funded Commission. hay off his Quamichan Lake farm. “This is an health-care system that is A trial date hasn’t been set, but Halverson’s administrative law argument.” t’s not the money but the principle of available to all British Columbians. No-one a patient guy — he launched proceedings providing health care for everyone that He launched proceedings — initially footwill ever be denied essential medical care in matters most says Cowichan ER doctor against the province in October 1998 on ing legal bills himself — against Victoria in emergency situations. behalf of himself and all other physicians Jim Halvorson. October 1998. “With respect to this case, the decision The nine-year physician at Cowichan treating B.C. residents. Halvorson claims the province failed to made on July 12 was at the agreement of both He seeks compensation for medical services uphold the concept of universal medical District Hospital received the green light July parties,” Anderson says. rendered to B.C. patients between July 23, 12 from B.C. Supreme Court Madam Justice care for all residents, a concept enshrined in more on page 14
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