On 29-Mar-2005, Scott Weiser wrote:

What's government controlled is the compensation provided by
the national health service for in-hospital care and surgery, irrespective
of whether the doctor is a government employee or a private contractor.

First of all, there are no doctors that are government employees. It
has already been pointed out that doctors in Canada are all self
employed. Furthermore, doctors work on a fee-for-service basis. If
they do the work, they submit the paperwork and get paid. The
health insurance ministries cannot avoid paying for work that has
been done.

You are, as usual, full of ****.

Mike