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Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients, make less money: study
A fee-for-service system penalizes female family doctors in Ontario who spend 15-20% more time with patients, creating a $45,500 annual pay gap, study finds.
- On Jan. 14, 2026, a study in Canadian Family Physician found female family doctors in Ontario spend 15 to 20 per cent more time with patients, leading to a $45,500 annual pay gap.
- Researchers at the Ontario Medical Association and McMaster University probed whether the fee-for-service model, which pays by type and volume, disadvantages doctors who spend more time with patients.
- That extra time averages about four minutes per patient for the most common examination, and Dr. Kim Lazar, a family physician at North York General Hospital, blocks off half-hour appointments, the study notes `Additional time spent on services may be explained by gendered communication patterns`.
- To close the gap, female family physicians would need to work roughly two additional hours per day; an updated compensation option beginning in April will let them bill for patient care and administration.
- Prior research shows patients of female physicians have fewer emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and Dr. Kim Lazar said longer visits help patients with complex health needs build relationships amid rising misinformation.
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Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients, make less money: study – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — A new study says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result. The research, published in the Canadian Family Physician journal Wednesday, says female family doctors spend 15 to 20 per cent more time with patients than men in their profession, based on self-reported survey results of over 1,050 physicians between August and October 2023. That’s a…
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