If Ontario doctors reject the proposed fee deal, all the evidence suggests arbitration is going to force the same deal through – but six months later, says Dr. Sohail Gandhi.
A doctor never performed thousands of tests he billed for, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal, which said he even claimed drug screening on patients as young as nine and multiple pregnancy tests for a patient who wasn't sexually active.
In just two years, the number of Quebec doctors who've hung up their lab coats has doubled—a situation that could be explained by pandemic fatigue observed among these health professionals.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey—a physician himself—said there was 'no reason' a healthcare workers licensed in one part of the country should be unable to practise in another.
Once the owner of the world's biggest international pharmacy business, Kristjan Thorkelson, is currently serving a five-year probation sentence as part of a plea deal with the U.S. District Attorney.
Dr. Sharadindu Rai argues the lack of a clear 'yes' or 'no' means the perceived concerns and benefits of the PPSA vary greatly from one physician to another.
Dr. Andrew Kotaska wants the Northwest Territories Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit and award him costs on 'an elevated scale,' citing 'malicious and untrue allegations of racial bias' in the claim filed by a patient from Tuktoyaktuk.
