Canada: Romanow commission report says private health clinics should go OTTAWA (CP) - In a properly funded public health system, there should be no need for private clinics offering MRI scans or minor surgery, the Romanow commission said Thursday. Growing reliance on private diagnostic services "is eroding the equal access principle at the heart of medicare," said the report, which urged governments to reconsider the practice of sending workers' compensation cases to private orthopedic clinics for fast-track surgery. "Rather than subsidize private facilities with public dollars, governments should choose to ensure that the public system has sufficient capacity and is...