Names of Ontario health-care clinics found to have extra-billed being kept secret – CTV
March 22, 2024
The names of physicians and facilities found to have engaged in extra-billing for health services are being kept secret, with advocates arguing this lack of transparency could impact public trust in the health-care system.
Data obtained by CTV News Toronto through a freedom of information request found that 183 complaints were made about extra-billing in Ontario between January 2021 and Dec. 30, 2022.
Of those complaints, 49 were found to have contravened the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act (CFMA).
These contraventions included extra-billing for health services that should have been covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) to the tune of just over $68,000.
But the physicians or facilities that charged patients for these services are unknown. The government redacted the service providers’ names, as well as the facility name.
