Ontario’s highest court will hear an appeal of a lower-court decision to end the secrecy surrounding the province's highest-billing doctors. The Ontario Court of Appeal said Wednesday it has granted leave to appeal to three groups of doctors who want to prevent the names of top-billing physicians from being made public. The Star has been trying since 2014 to get the provincial government to release the names of the 100 top billers. The Star asked for the names, medical specialties and payment totals of the 100 top-billing doctors for the five most recent years available. The Court of Appeal will now be the fourth body to weigh in on whether the public has a right to the information.

Source: thestar November 08, 2017 23:48 UTC