US EditionThousands Expected to Protest Quebec Physician Payment Law at Bell Centre
Bill 2 links 10% of doctors' pay to performance benchmarks, sparking protests and legal challenges from Quebec medical federations fearing it risks patient care and physician retention.
- Thousands are expected to protest at Montreal's Bell Centre against Quebec's Bill 2, which changes how doctors are paid and imposes performance targets.
- The protest is organized by four medical federations who argue the law muzzles doctors and could drive them out of Quebec.
- The health minister suspended two provisions of the law in response to discontent, but medical associations plan to challenge it in court.
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Thousands fill Bell Centre demanding Quebec suspend law reforming doctors' pay
Thousands of doctors, medical students and supporters filled the Bell Centre on Sunday to demand the Quebec government suspend Bill 2. The law links a part of physicians' pay to performance indicators relating to, for example, the number of patients they care for or the number of surgeries performed.
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Doctors Gather to Protest Physician Payment Bill at Bell Centre
More than 10,000 protesters descended on Montreal’s Bell Centre on Sunday to demand the suspension of a new law that changes how doctors in the province are paid. Organized by a quartet of medical federations on the heels of a rally in Quebec City last weekend, the demonstration targets legislation known as Bill 2 that Premier François Legault forced through the national assembly late last month. “This is a united message from the four medical f…
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