Susannah Hendricks is still rattled by the call. It came out of the blue and the for-profit company on the other end seemed to have access to her private health information.
The caller from Doctor-Care Inc. urged her to attend a session with a dietitian, suggesting she had risk factors for diabetes and high cholesterol.
It turns out the firm has carved out a surprising business niche, working for physicians, contacting their patients and taking a cut of the hundreds of millions of dollars in incentive payments the Ontario government offers doctors to encourage various types of preventive health care.
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