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flag Ontario’s auditor general found widespread billing fraud due to weak oversight, leading to potential $1B in overpayments and a severe shortage of family doctors.

flag Ontario’s auditor general has revealed major flaws in the province’s oversight of physician billing, finding that the Ministry of Health lacks systems to detect suspicious claims, allowing hundreds of doctors to bill for more than 24 hours in a day and some for every day of the year. flag The report highlights systemic weaknesses, including an understaffed audit team of just eight, outdated technology, and a failure to implement cost-saving measures, potentially resulting in up to $1 billion in overpayments. flag Despite expanding medical school seats, the province is producing 44% fewer family doctors than projected due to insufficient training sites and poor planning. flag The government’s pledge to connect every resident to a family doctor within four years lacks measurable progress, with low participation in the Health Care Connect program and no clear data collection timeline. flag The ministry has accepted all audit recommendations.

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