Ontario's doctors have reached a deal with the province over how much addictions physicians will be paid for virtual care.
Details of the deal were not available but an internal email from the Ontario Medical Association -- which represents the province' doctors -- to addictions physicians said the agreement would resolve concerns that a drastic cut in funding for virtual care could leave patients without access to treatment.
At the time, both sides agreed to hammer out details on lingering issues, one of which was the unintended consequences of the changes. The doctors emphasized that the main issue was many in the field rely heavily on treating hard-to-reach patients through virtual means, particularly for opioid agonist therapy that involves getting patients on methadone and buprenorphine treatments, which help curb relapses and avoid overdoses.
Addictions section head Cavacuiti, who declined to comment when contacted, wrote on Sept. 20 to his colleagues saying that the changes meant about 30,000 patients who rely on virtual care for opioid agonist therapies were at risk of losing to the treatments. The OMA did not provide specifics on the new deal reached with the province, saying that "discussions and the implementation of the ratified agreement continue."
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