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Are these private-pay health care clinics legal? The minister of health won't say
Some new clinics are taking advantage of the family doctor shortage to charge patients February 29, 2024 A new private medical clinic in...

Jessica Smith Cross
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Massive new survey finds widespread frustration with access to primary health care
OurCare Initiative finds primary care is the top concern as 6 million people go without a family doctor CBC News · Posted: Feb 27, 2024 A...

John Paul Tasker
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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'Beyond crisis levels': Why Ontario doctors are fleeing family medicine
The Ontario Medical Association is sounding the alarm about the increasing number of family physicians leaving practice. By Megan Ogilvie...

Megan Ogilvie
Feb 17, 20241 min read
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One in four Ontario residents could be without a family doctor by 2026
Many family doctors poised to leave practices if no action from government, says Ontario Medical Association. Published Feb 15, 2024 A...

Elizabeth Payne
Feb 15, 20241 min read
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Ontario health care: Could my family doctor 'de-roster' me if I go to a walk-in or use Maple?
Some patients are worried that visiting a walk-in clinic or using virtual care services could impact ties to their family doctor Fri,...

Elianna Lev
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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You deserve to see a doctor
We need to act now so people in Ontario can get care when they need it. OMA News release Jan. 29, 2024 Ontario’s doctors warn of...

Ontario Medical Association
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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Doc closing practice over 'systemic' issues amid family medicine 'crisis'
'I remain disappointed at the lack of serious reforms to improve primary care, despite the government rhetoric,' says doctor of hurdles...

Andrew Philips
Jan 26, 20241 min read
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Ontario's New For-Profit Healthcare System
What could possibly go wrong? Plenty! This one-minute video explains it all. Weblink at the end of the article. Posted on X by...

Stewart Reynolds
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Can you remember the last time health care wasn’t in crisis?
OPINION: I can't remember the last time the system was functioning well. Who knows how bad it'll have to get before somebody does...

Matt Gurney
Jan 20, 20241 min read
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Family doctors are sick and tired. That's a big problem.
We don't want to find out what happens if family doctors start leaving the province — or the profession. TVO Today Dec 18 2023 Our...

Matt Gurney
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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Got a beef about primary care in Ontario? You’re not alone
Ontarians deserves access to timely primary care — and a means to have their complaints heard and resolved when they don’t receive it. By...

Star Editorial Board
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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Is a Walk-in Visit Worth the Risk of Being Removed from the Family Doctor Wait-list?
CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2023 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: November 22 Charlotte Coates says she was rostered to a doctor without her...

Robyn Miller
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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Highest in Spending, Last in Surgical Wait Times
A recent study by the Fraser Institute, a non-partisan Canadian think tank, reveals concerning statistics about Canada’s health care...

Fraser Institute
Nov 21, 20231 min read
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Lessons from a city that solved the family doctor shortage
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-lessons-from-a-city-that-solved-the-family-doctor-shortage/ Psst: Don’t tell anyone, but...

André Picard
Oct 23, 20233 min read
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