MDs legal insurer should be made accountable

the Canadian Medical Protective Association, which has $3.2 billion in funds heavily subsidized by the province through Ontario doctors, should be subject to regular audits by the Auditor General and be required to make public how much it pays out to injured patients and how much it is spending on legal costs to defend doctors..........


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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/10/01/mds-legal-insurer-should-be-made-accountable.html

OHIP subsidizes 81% of the CMPA fees

last year taxpayers paid almost $200 million to subsidize the legal defences of doctors sued civilly or involved in regulatory claims. This figure is projected to keep rising.

Some suggest that given this taxpayer funding there should be accountability and transparency on how the CMPA spends its money.

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http://otlablog.com/reducing-taxpayers-dollars-means-the-cmpa-taking-a-different-litigation-approach/