Wed Jul 5, 2023 – 4:12 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) –– Records released via a Freedom of Information request filed by a pro-life researcher show that Ontario’s health ministry allowed procedures for euthanasia to be billed under codes for “palliative care,” meaning the true taxpayer cost for the deadly procedure is higher than previously thought.
The shocking revelation was detailed in full in a recent June 22 blog post by pro-life researcher and blogger Patricia Maloney.
“Good grief – the Ontario government is telling doctors to use Palliative Care billing codes when they kill their patients,” wrote Maloney.
Maloney had requested from the Ontario Ministry of Health via a Freedom of Information request a full breakdown of the true costs of euthanasia – known as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) – in the province.
“Can you then please provide me with the fee codes that doctors are being told to use for MAID services… I would like to see whatever guide/memo/documentation that exists to inform doctors to appropriately bill for MAID services” she requested.
In reply, Maloney received a Quick Reference Guide called OHIP Payments for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). This document is not available online
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