Physician income look behind the numbers

So it turns out that the seemingly simple question of how much a Canadian doctor makes isn't so simple after all. "The reality is that there is a distinct lack of clear information," Globe and Mail health reporter André Picard noted in a 2013 column, such problems as exaggerated claims of overhead expenses and taxes, as well as the paucity of data on how many hours doctors actually work. "But what doctors are paid should not be a guessing game," he wrote. "The lack of transparency does not serve taxpayers or the medical profession." 


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