In Ontario,Canada the cancer society is going to implement a $100 fee for rides to treatment. Patients usually need 10-17 rides per treatment. There has been a 20% increase in patients needing rides to treatment costing the society 6 million yearly. If they do not charge the fee the society fears that they may lose the program all together.
I think this is unfortunately a nesseccary step that the Cancer Society has no choice but to take. The article said it was a one time fee for new members only, so it would not be every time they needed a ride. I think with even some simple fund raising, like a bake sale, a patient's few could be covered. It is better to charge for this service than to run the risk of it shutting down completely.
I think this is unfortunately a nesseccary step that the Cancer Society has no choice but to take. The article said it was a one time fee for new members only, so it would not be every time they needed a ride. I think with even some simple fund raising, like a bake sale, a patient's few could be covered. It is better to charge for this service than to run the risk of it shutting down completely.
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I agree with what Zoe said if its for new members only and its to keep this great company afloat then its a necessary thing to do as long as it stays to a one time thing only.
it is a very difficult topic because cancer patients pay a lot of money anyways for medical care and treatments but if adding a fee to ensure that the program will stay alive, may be the right thing to do.
The $100 fee seems like a bad idea at first but since this is only a one time fee with the average patient taking 10-17 rides to the treatment center on average, the fee seems similar to an individual taking a $10 taxicab drive for each treatment. Also the center really doesn't want to charge their patients even more, showing that they're not enforcing the fee for profit, but that they must because of financial issues.
I think this is unfortunately a nesseccary step that the Cancer Society has no choice but to take. The article said it was a one time fee for new members only, so it would not be every time they needed a ride. I think with even some simple fund raising, like a bake sale, a patient's few could be covered. It is better to charge for this service than to run the risk of it shutting down completely.
Its a fair deal, if the patients need 10-17 rides per treatment they would be getting their monies worth, and $100 per patient would raise much needed money for the program
