The new ‘Continuity of Care’ measure included in the new agreement between the Ontario government and its doctors has good intentions but comes with severe penalties and without necessary checks and balances.
The government is engaged in a major standoff with physicians. Bill 106 aims, among other things, to link part of their compensation to performance indicators.
The Federation of General Practitioners called for an arbitration process, but the Legault government cut short this request on Wednesday. Health Minister Christian Dubé has argued that this could cost up to $1.8 billion in additional compensation.
Never forget that this protracted process is also because the current government doesn’t really have the capacity to understand the complexity of the healthcare system (and the complexity of how physicians get paid).
The agreement between the province's physicians and its government also, ‘includes additional targeted investments that will address systemic healthcare delivery issues,’ according to a release from the Ontario Medical Association.
