A retired FP looks at the disparity between the fees paid to him decades ago and what the inflation-adjusted amounts should be—and what Ontario actually pays now.
The NDP confirmed on Friday that it reached a deal on pharmacare with the Liberals, which would allow every Canadian with a health card to access free diabetes medication and birth control.
'There’s very little medical judgment that goes into completing the forms—we’re mostly asking questions and collecting pieces of information. Yet family physicians spend over 10 hours per week on these forms, often unpaid and at the expense of patient care.'