An alliance of groups representing patients in Quebec believes the recently-passed Bill 20 is making health care worse.
The law was approved earlier this month with the aim of giving more people access to a family doctor. At the same time the law allows doctors to charge extra fees for some services at private clinics.
Seven groups, calling themselves the Alliance of Patients, Doctors and Lawyers, say the government is paving the way for increased privatization of health care as a way to offload the cost of caring for patients.
Jerome Di Giovanni of the Alliance of Patients for Health said he believes the province is trying to save money by limiting the services covered by the provincial government.
"We think the minister is building up an argument of the economy and health. Take a look what the commissaire de santé and bien-etre is doing right now. The question to ask is who is going to be cured? Who is going to have healthcare services? It's going to be a pick and choose thing. We don't want that. Health is health and health is the right of every Quebecer," said Di Giovanni.
When the law came into effect Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said the fees being charged were being standardized, and were less than what some doctors were already charging.
The law also puts penalties into place if the College of Physicians is unable to ensure that 85 percent of Quebecers do not have a family doctor by the end of 2017.
Di Giovanni said the money for that is coming at the expense of other patients who need care.
"What we're understanding right now is there's another $450 million of cuts n the health care system," he said.
"It's a lot of money out of the health care system. The minister says it's not going to really affect services. We don't believe that."
The Alliance wants to see the Ministry of Health work with patient advocates to restructure the health care system for the benefit of all -- instead of cutting in one area in order to fund another.
"We're not against the Minister, let me be clear. Since September 2014 we've been asking the Minister to meet with him, sending him letters, calling... never had an answer," said Di Giovanni
