For the first time ever, doctors' billing information is being made public, after the association representing doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador dropped a legal fight to try to keep the information secret. Dr. Charlene Fitzgerald, head of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, says the association dropped its court battle after seeing the trend in other provinces where billings have been made public. (Meg Roberts/CBC)Like other fee-for-service doctors, Jackman is paid a fixed amount for each service he provides. Family doctors on top billing listTwo of the doctors billing more than $1 million a year are family doctors. A survey of physicians done for the NLMA by the consulting firm Deloitte focused on doctors' overhead costs.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2020 10:30 UTC