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A Kingston, Ont., doctor celebrated for organizing drive-thru vaccination clinics that helped thousands get shots at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is now being ordered to pay back more than $600,000 in fees for those same services.

Dr. Elaine Ma said she organized 45 mass vaccination clinics that administered roughly 35,000 doses between April 2021 and the following February.

Her work was recognized by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, which granted her its Award of Excellence in 2021, in part pointing to Ma's role in boosting local vaccination rates.

About a year later, the doctor said she received notice from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) seeking to recoup the money she had billed for the shots — approximately $600,000, plus around $35,000 in interest.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Another example of the good being punished under the conservatives.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Insurance is a fucking scam. Those costs should be rolled into the taxes and every insurance company should be eliminated/nationalized.

Fucking vampires.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree, but this story is regarding the Provincial health plan, aka Canadian socialized medicine. These shots were taxpayer funded, it's the Province that wants the money back.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like it wasn't very socialized after all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

It's possible there was some fraud going on beyond what the article describes, (it wouldn't be the first time CBC posted an article missing some important context that might come later), but to me it seems like someone came up with a novel solution that was outside a rigid billing structure.

COVID 2020 was a terrible, bizarre time that's probably better left in the past and to punish someone who actually did some good while so many who profiteered with government benefits simply skated by just seems mean. idk, it's interesting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

If you’re forced to participate in insurance in order to get to work that business should not be privatized. It’s idiotic.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

That's pretty ridiculous, what in the hells is going on?

I have to imagine this involves Doug Ford in some manner