The fees are set every year for a given health service through the Canadian Medical Association and the various provincial Governments.
Most doctors have as many patients as they can handle and are happy with the dollars they receive. If they want more money, they generally let it be known that new patients are welcome. Most doctors have hospital privileges and are on call at times to deal with emergency room situations. They may get new patients as a result. Some doctors have set up clinics that are open beyond the normal 9 to 5 office hours. They may get new patients this way as well. An interesting comment my brother-in-law doctor made was that all doctors should be on salary and agree to work a fixed number of hours a week. He agreed that outside office hours would have to be covered by all doctors. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Pete Theisen > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 5:01 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] 25 billion won't do it? > > Alan Lukachko wrote: > > > You got it - sort of. My family doctor bills OHIP (Ontario Health > Insurance > > Plan) for my visit. My brother-in-law, the heart surgeon, bills OHIP > through > > his professional corporation. When I go for blood work, the clinic bills > > OHIP. The government doesn't provide the health services. We go to > whatever > > doctor we want. > > Hi Alan! > > Suppose the doctor decides that he isn't making enough money, can he > raise his rates or are they set by the system? > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://pete-theisen.com/ > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
