TORONTO — Ontario has reached a tentative agreement with the province’s pharmacists that will see them take millions of dollars less in payments over the next half decade.
It would also see the government pay pharmacists a flat fee for every patient receiving prescriptions in a long-term care home rather than paying for each individual prescription that’s issued. Elliott said the changes will provide an incentive to pharmacists to not over-prescribe to residents in long term care.Under the proposal, the province would deduct up to 16 per cent from dispensing fees for drugs that cost equal to or over $1,000 and up to four per cent for drugs that cost under $1,000.
The government initially announced it intended to make changes to the pharmacist reimbursement plan after the spring budget and proposed a plan which angered some in the profession. “There is a recognition that we need to be part of the solution moving forward within the broader health-care system,” said CEO Justin Bates, noting that some pharmacists may still be unhappy with the new arrangement.
The AG said the province paid four times more than other provinces for these services, and patients did not benefit from the higher funding. Like most of Ford's deficit reductions to date, this too comes from simply eliminating more bureaucratic excesses of the Wynne government.
Great move by fordnation
Screwing the pharmacists
Another home run move! Doug really knows how to run this government.
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