Finance & Capital Management

Recent court decision could mean incorporated physicians need to revisit estate plan

A recent Ontario Superior Court decision could be a cause for concern for physicians who have multiple wills.
Ontario government dismisses its panelist in attempt to stop arbitration hearings with OMA

The government's legal representative suggested they could not continue the arbitration proceedings given that eight specialty sections recently voted to leave the OMA
N.S. auditor slams lack of oversight, financial controls at IWK hospital
Dr. Jane Philpott releases plan to wipe out tuberculosis in Inuit communities

Her party pledged to wipe tuberculosis from the Arctic—where rates are 300 times higher than the rest of Canada—by 2030
How to change doctors' behaviour
Planning the business side of starting practice
Fee-for-service medicine, referrals, and the gender pay gap
National pharmacare by 2020 would cost $9.7 B in public funding but save more in total costs: analysis

A new analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) outlines the potential government cost of a national Canadian pharmacare program and sets out approaches to shifting the funding for drugs in Canada to realize billions in savings.

Con game or endgame?