Ontario’s Ministry of Health is doing little to crack down on doctors who improperly bill OHIP, according to information obtained by CBC/Radio-Canada. A freedom of information request shows the province has recovered only $1.1 million in illegitimate billings over the past two years, while the auditor general pointed in her 2016Read More →
Ontarians could soon be able to find out how much their doctors are billing the province’s health insurance plan annually. An adjudicator with the province’s Information and Privacy Commission has ordered the government to disclose the names of doctors and the amounts they have billed the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). ReadRead More →
For under $34, many Canadians can purchase a meal, see a movie or even buy a weekly bus pass. What most Canadian’s don’t know however, is that an average doctor’s appointment costs the province just under $34. Read more at http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/05/18/akira-and-the-rise-of-telemedicine-in-canada/Read More →
The dispute between Ontario doctors and the province over billing rates is threatening access to methadone treatment, with two private Toronto clinics closing their doors and patients in some rural communities facing an uncertain future. The threat to service follows a 1.3-per-cent rate reduction imposed by the province last monthRead More →
Toronto dermatologist Ben Barankin is adamant that the cuts by Kathleen Wynne’s government to doctors’ service fees will create a huge impact on patients in the coming months. Barankin, who has been in practice for 10 years, said staff will have to be let go, there will be longer waitRead More →
TORONTO — A three year old boy from Guelph, now has a surgery date set in the U.S., thanks to an outpouring of community support. Bentley Mitchell has cerebral palsy and currently needs a walker to get around. SDR surgery, offered in St. Louis Children’s Hospital, could help him walk independently. BentleyRead More →
CORNWALL – The Ontario government has made it a little easier for patients looking for physiotherapy to receive the help they need without having to deal with private insurance companies. OHIP announced patients will now have access to OHIP funded physiotherapy services in 24 pt Health physiotherapy clinics across Ontario.Read More →