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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-06-25, Page 5Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 25, 1986—Page 5 Government has hidden effects of Bill 94, doetor says To the Editor: Why do Wingham area doctors oppose Bill 94, even though none of us "extra - bill"? Why are Wingham area doctors still protesting, even though Bill 94 is now law? Bill 94 threatens to change forever the way in which we are permitted to provide care to our patients, but it is hard for the average person to see this because the government has deliberatedly publicized the "extra -billing" issue in order to hide the most important effects of Bill 94. Let's look first at "extra -billing" and then at the reasl reason for this legislation. Less than five per cent of Ontario doctors charge a fee in excess of the OHIP fee schedule. OHIP initially agreed to pay 90 per cent of the OMA fee but has reduced this over the years to about 76 per cent. What these doctors are charging isn't some unlimited amount, but the difference between the amount paid by OH1P and the OMA fee. Murray Elston continued to talk about the problems of this "extra -billing" but whatever the OMA offered, Murray would reject. It soon became clear that -extra-billing" was never the real issue, the real issue was control over the entire health care scheme. An independent medical profession is a real threat to a government frightened of criticism over undertunding of hospitals and cancer clinics and of bureaucratic foulups which can adversely affect patient care. The best people to spot these deficiencies and the only independent professionals left in the system were doctors. The only bargaining tool left physicians short of withdrawal of services was their ability to opt out of OHIP and to charge their own fee schedule. Bill 94 effectively removes this balance and pushes us closer to the British type of system in which no effective opposition to government exists and service to the public is so bad that many people are forced to seek private full -fee hospital care or wait years for the most routine of services. Do the people of Ontario really want a political party to decide, without significant physician input, how many doctors a town can have, how many hospital beds, which doctor you can see, even which operations can be offered? We feel that Bill 94 remov- es the only significant obstruction to this sort of government -dominated health syst- em and it is for this reason we have reluctantly taken the extreme measure of closing our offices, cancelling surgery and resigning from committees. With Murray Elston telling the Toronto Star that all the doctors still intheir offices support Bill 94, what choice do we really have but to walk out? Carol Rintoul, daughter of Leroy and Lila, Rintoul, graduated on Saturday, June 21 from St. Clair College, Windsor with honours in Early Childhood Education. A family dinner was held at Holiday Inn, Windsor following graduation. Attending were Stephen MacPherson, Kim and Debbie Rantoul, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Black and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Buchanan and Lee and Lila Rantoul. SATELLITE TV INTRODUCING NEW SIX FOOT WONDER DISH "over 100 channels!" $1390 INSTALLED *NO DOWN PAYMENT *36 MONTHS TO PAY(O.A.C) 10' Super Systems s1895.00 Installed HI -TECH SATELLITE Suncoast Mall, Goderich Wayne Famish Bus. • 524-2979 Res. - 529-7097 Kay Morrison graduated on June 10, 1986 from the University of Western Ontario in London with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Honours Physical Education. In the fall, Kay will be attending the Faculty of Education in London and practice teaching at Walkerton and District Secondary School. Kay is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Morrison of R. R. 1 Lucknow. TOUG '10 BEAT OUR USED CAR VAUJE$ 1986 MARQUIS, 4 door 1985 PONTIAC PARISIENNE, 4 door 1984 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM cruiser stationwagon, with air and many extras 1984 PONTIAC BONNVILLE, 4 door 1984 FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1983 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS, 4 dr. with air 1981 AMC CONCORD D.L. 2 dr. 1979 OLDSMOBILE, 4 door 1979 OLDS REGANCY 98 4 door loaded with extras 1979 FORD LTD 11, 4 door 1979 GRANADA, 4 door 1979 OLDS CUTLASS CRUISER s to tion wagon 1978 PLYMOUTH SALON, 4 door Blyth Phone 523-43�2'� 2 We feel we have been treated unfairly, and we fear that unopposed political control of the entire health care system will inevitably lead to underfunding and unacceptible reduction of the quality and the accessibility of health care. Murray Elston says now, with Bill 94 law, we can negotiate. No one, teacher, farmer, lawyer, labourer, could accept such an offer after this sort of treatment. Mr. Elston has left us with no way out but confrontation or capitulation, with patients and doctors to suffer no matter which we choose. We sincerely hope that no one suffers serious harm in the months ahead. We hope that you understand more fully the position the government has forced us TO ED into, and we are more than anxious to hear any serious suggestions from our patients that might provide us with some other method of protest or some better way to end this dispute. Sincerely, Dr. Marie Gear, for Wingham Area Doctors. SUMMER SCHEDULE OF Combined Presbyterian -United Church Worship Services June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 August 3 August 10 August 17 August 24 August 31 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. Lucknow United Church Lucknow United Church Lucknow United Church Lucknow United Church Lucknow Presbyterian Church Lucknow Presbyterian Church Lucknow Presbyterian Church South Kinloss" Presbyterian Church South Kinloss Presbyterian Church South Kinloss Presbyterian Church Rev. W. McDougall Rev. A. Cook Rev. A. Cook Rev. A. Cook Rev. Wm. Henderson Rev. A. Ramsay Rev. A. Ramsay Rev. A. Ramsay Rev. A. Ramsay Rev. A. Ramsay "I was glad when they said unto me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord'." [Psalm 122:1] NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF KINLOSS TAKE NOTICE that It is the intention of the Connell of the Township of Klnloss to pass a By-law which will require the owners of all privately owned swimming pools, liquid manure storage facilities and animal waste pits, located within the Township to fence such pools, lagoons or pits within 30 days of the passing of the By-law. 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