New Brunswick’s doctors were disappointed by the Minister of Health’s recent comments concerning the Medicare audit process. The Medicare Fee Schedule is 253 pages long, is very complex, and is [Read More...]
The Auditor General published her Annual Report today, which focused to a large extent on payments to physicians. We welcome public scrutiny of physician payments, particularly when they are provided [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society wrote the leadership of both Regional Health Authorities late last week to advise them that after months of work, we still cannot support their revised [Read More...]
We have recently learned that the two positron emission tomography (PET) scanners in New Brunswick are both rationing scans to save money. Saint John is running a waitlist for patients [Read More...]
Today, the Minister of Health announced the government’s plan to improve access to health care for New Brunswickers. The creation of a number of provincial programs, the integration of several [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society is joining the Canadian Cancer Society New Brunswick in calling for a provincial ban on indoor tanning for youth. Artificial UV tanning has been classified [Read More...]
Dear Editor: Dr Jean Soucie’s call for moderation on the language debate in relation to health care is sensible and incisive (Telegraph Journal, Tues. Oct 23,2012). After watching weeks of [Read More...]
New Brunswick’s doctors welcome the public release of our Chief Medical Officer of Health’s recommendations concerning shale gas development in our province. We hope that this report stimulates government thinking [Read More...]