At the AMO conference, Hector MacMillan confronted Eric Hoskins about why the province won't cover the cost of a new technology to help him fight his pancreatic cancer. ...
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After No vote, health minister doesn’t rule out unilateral physician compensation cuts
Dr. Eric Hoskins also said he hopes there are no doctors who take an "irresponsible approach" and impact health-care services during the current physician-government impasse. ...
PC Leader gets praise from dissident doctors, ire of the Health Minister
Brown, in supporting physicians, willing to take a look at binding arbitration; Hoskins says that stand doesn't consider overall health-care issues. ...
Health science sector’s potential ‘unrealized’: Ontario Chamber of Commerce
A report released today says the health science sector is struggling to draw capital and lure managerial talent. ...
Seen: OMA still tabulating outcome of doctors’ vote
Ontarians holding their breath for the results of Sunday's doctors vote will have to hold out a little longer. The Ontario Medical Association confirmed to QP Briefing that ballots are still being tabulated after doct ...
Ontario doctors reject tentative contract
After a heated debate Sunday, doctors rejected the province's latest offer by 63 per cent. ...
Brown brings doctors fight into Scarborough byelection with warning to newcomers
In immigrant-rich Scarborough, the PC Leader said newcomers would be denied health care under the tentative agreement between doctors and the province - but it doesn't single out newcomers or specifically deny them care ...
Ahead of doctors’ vote, activist groups warn physician pay cuts could kill patients
Ontario Medical Association members are set to vote on the tentative Physician Services Budget on Sunday. ...
Heard: Singer releases ‘Rehab’ parody about Ontario’s doctor fight
The daughter of an Ontario doctor has a message for MDs about their upcoming vote on the tentative Physician Services Agreement: "No, no, no." "Mags the Singer," performed a parody version of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab," ...
Premier speaks of her father, a physician, in urging ‘yes’ vote on doctor deal
Meanwhile, the OMA has hired crisis communication firm Navigator in an effort to secure a yes vote, according to court documents. ...