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In article <333@unbc.edu> lyndon@unbc.edu (Lyndon Nerenberg) writes:
>I wonder, though, what their losses will be (if any) when they lose their
>"customer base" to others who don't direct bill? Not an issue in Nanaimo
>from what I understand. It could be in Prince George - only 60% or so of
>the local doctors have opted out.

 "Opting over" by the patient switching to a doctor who remains in
 is going to be an option only for certain patients.  The remaining
 40% - your figures - in PG may include plenty of competent family
 physicians, but what if the only good urologist or opthalmologist
 in town decides to opt out (and these would be the doctors whose
 fees would be highest and who I would be most concerned might jack
 them up a tad)?