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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JANUARY 19, 2000 PAGE 5 Billing cap extended Durham's only respirologist is once again seeing new patients IIY CHRISTY CHASE Stuff Writer Durham Region's only respirologist is accepting new patients again after getting his exemption from a provincial provincial billing cap. In the last month, Dr. David Ross, a lung disease specialist, had been protesting the cap, which put a limit on the payments he received for patient care, by not seeing new patients in his Oshawa office oral Lakcridgc Health Oshawa. He has now learned that he has received his exemption, which allows allows him to bill OH IP over the specialist specialist threshold of $400,000. But his protest wasn't about money and it wasn't about his situation, which isn't unique. In fact, he's still continuing continuing to lobby the government and hopes to see the issue raised during negotiations negotiations between the Province and the Lung disease specialist Dr. David Ross protested government limits on payments he received for patient care Ontario Medical Association. Talks start this week. His protest arose from a change by the health ministry in the method of determining which specialists should be exempted from the provincial cap, which has not previously been applied to specialists in Durham in the last nine years. The change means Durham and other 905 areas, considered to be undcrscrvlccd, arc now lumped in with Toronto, which has many specialists. As a result of the change, the ministry ministry decided there arc more than enough specialists to serve Durham, Dr. Ross said. But that's not how he secs it. Durham residents shouldn't have to go into Toronto to receive special medical attention, he said, noting the Province, is always promoting access to medical care close to home. In support of his stance, he sent many documents regarding his position position to the ministry. "I have to give them credit," lie said. "They reviewed it and got back to me. They allowed my exemption." But there arc more cases similar to his piling up in Durham and other 905 areas, he said. These include two of three cardiologists cardiologists in Oshawa and two full-time emergency physicians, lie said. So he's pushing to get that new exemption criteria criteria eliminated. "I'll be upset if they refuse other applications," applications," he said. "I'm hoping that ...this is going to force it as a significant significant issue in the upcoming negotiations." negotiations." Dr. Ross's lobbying efforts on be half of other doctors and the quality of medical care available for Durham residents residents lias been strengthened by Premier Premier Mike Harris's comments, lie- added. On Wednesday, Premier Harris said doctors who stop seeing patients after reaching their billing thresholds should lose their licences. Dr. Ross noted he had support from his patients (he never stopped seeing existing patients), many of whom called local MPPs in his support. He added doctors by law do not have to see new patients. ssstmaasusms an and Winter Clearance 30 to 50% off storewide All Sole final *cxcludes jcwollmj anJ linejorie -* • V • - Mt ». x. < fc. «*•" - * 1 'Ail v v » ■ ; K , • Jm . ' V •» ■ T> , t 'A ; A »/i. . * *T' • ' .vAVV" ' , " A ÿ . Vv v '■ ,.v a» ?• i > V *"i ! At. ' ' v ivE V : /fa )r . , . 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