Stuck in limbo: What doctors need to know about the proposed capital gains tax changes Since the higher capital gains inclusion rate has yet to pass into actual law, doctors can choose to file their taxes with the old rules—but there’s a catch. Trudeau prorogues parliament, putting proposed capital gains changes in limboNow that prorogation has killed the tax measures that were stalled in Parliament, there is a possibility that these proposals could be dead for good if the government falls before reintroducing them. Arbitration part IV: What to make of the new updated payment schedule in Ontario Dr. Sohail Gandhi offers his analysis of new details from the OMA regarding the arbitration award for Ontario doctors. Ontario government to family doctors: The beatings will continue until morale improves That we have a family medicine crisis in Ontario is indisputable, but somehow not evident to those in government. Immediate skepticism: Alberta announces $16-million grant program to recruit rural physicians, facing swift critique from the AMA The province is offering bursaries of up to $200,000 for new family doctors to practice in rural and remote communities. Alberta removing cap on how many patients docs get paid to see in a day The current cap allows docs to be paid in-full for just 50 patients per day. U.S. FPs' compensation increases outpace specialists in 2014: report U.S. specialists earn almost double primary care doctors but FPs saw faster compensation growth last year $5,000 for a weekend locum in Saskatchewan? Exactly how much can a physician make doing a locum in rural Saskatchewan? The numbers may surprise you. AMA-premier chats focus on patient care, master agreement Recently signed ‘agreement in principle’ has been formally endorsed, but master agreement yet to be hammered out Will fee deal head up AMA-premier chat this week? Recently signed ‘agreement in principle’ has been formally endorsed, but master agreement yet to be hammered out First Previous 1 2 3 Next Last