Toronto Star: Ontario’s highest court has dismissed an appeal from doctors to keep secret how much the top OHIP billers are paid from the public purse.
According to ministry data, in one fiscal year alone — 2012-13 — the top 100 billers took in a combined $191 million. The highest biller alone claimed more than $6 million, while the second and third highest billers each claimed more than $4 million. Nineteen doctors received payments of more than $2 million each.
In a written statement, OMA president Dr. Nadia Alam said that publishing physician billings without context does not paint an accurate picture of the physician pay structure. “On average, 30 per cent of a doctor’s gross pay goes to overhead. Doctors pay staff salaries out of billings and employ nearly 100,000 people across the province. We cover the costs of our infrastructure, equipment, out-of-hospital operating rooms, and everything right on down to chairs, desks and examining tables.
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