ONTARIO LABORATORIES CLOSING and REDUCING OPENING TIMES.

To cut costs of lab. tests, Ontario Government has put a maximum approx $300,000/year per GP that Govt. will pay for lab tests. (With a patient list of 2500/GP, this equals $125/patient/year). Over that amount the labs will be paid ZERO. No such limitations for Specialists. Result is closing of labs; reducing working hours; not opening on Saturday; not collecting blood samples from GP offices. Ontario govt. no longer pays for screening Vit.D testing.