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News Release
Doctors Condemn Ontario Medical
Association for Misleading Patients
February 20, 1986
The physicians of the Medical Reform Group of Ontario today condemned
the Ontario Medical Association for distributing a false and misleading
poster which they encourage physicians to post in their waiting
rooms.
The misleading statements in the poster include a contention that
the proposed Health Care Accessbility Act will give government total
control over the health care system and will deny physicians the
right to make a contract with their patients. After the Act is passed
physicians in private practice will still have total control over
their working hours, the number of patients they see, the amount
of time they spend with their patients and the tests and treatments
they order. Physicians will still be able to opt out of the Ontario
Health Insurance Plan and negotiate issues such as method of payment,
and telephone and appointment availability with their patients.
The O.M.A.'s poster makes statements about Ontario's health care
system which are inaccurate. Data from Health and Welfare Canada
shows that Ontario ranks eighth, not last, in health care expenditures
relative to the gross provincial product. Ontario ranks fifth in
health care expenditure per capita, indicating an appropriate focus
on out patient versus hospital care.
The O.M.A. should apologize for their attempt to mislead the people
of Ontario and should withdraw their poster.
Contact: Dr. Philip Berger
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Rights – Community
Health – Community
Health Centres – Drug
Substitution – Epidemiology
– Epidemiology/Community
Medicine – Health
Administration – Health
Care Budgets – Health
Care Cost Containment – Health
Care Costs – Health
Care Delivery – Health
Care Finance & Fund-Raising – Health
Care in Canada – Health
Care in Ontario – Health
Care in the U.K. – Health
Care in the U.S. – Health
Care Myths – Health
Care Reform – Health
Care Resources – Health
Care Services – Health
Care Workers – Health
Clinics – Health
Determinants – Health
Economics – Health
Expenditures – Health
Issues – Health
Policy – Health
Policy/Seniors – Health
Service Organizations – Health/Social
Justice Issues – Health
Statistics – Health/Strategic
Planning – History
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– Labour
Medicine – Medical
Associations – Medical
Costs/Foreign – Medical
Education – Medical
Ethics – Medical
Human Resources – Medical
Personnel – Medical
Research Funding – Medicare
– Medication
Use – Medication
Use/Seniors – NAFTA/Health
– Occupational
Health & Safety – Patients'
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– Physician
Compensation – Physician
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