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CRHA Hides Private Health Care Contract Information
The Calgary Regional Health Authority has refused to make public the details of a partnership agreement between CRHA and MDS Kaspar Medical Laboratories, says the New Democratic Opposition.
The two parties established a private/public monopoly in 1996 called Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS). The agreement was approved by the Minister of Health and Wellness. So far, the New Democrat's requests for audited financial statements of the CLS partnership have been refused.
In a brief to the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the New Democrats point out that the CRHA owns 49.99% of CLS shares, and argue that the CRHA should not be allowed to manipulate ownership shares to keep financial records out of the public domain.
CLS is described in PR documents as a joint venture, operating on a for-profit basis. Yes CLS depends almost entirely on the CRHA for its funding. The CRHA is also CLS's sole customer. Without access to audited financial statements, it is impossible to determine whether taxpayers are receiving value for the eighty-eight million dollars in funding CLS receives each year from the public purse.