[Dr. Robert Rae, Dr. Michael Simonds, and Dr. Mary Jarratt at Saint John Medical Society Meeting—-Photo by Dave Briggs]
A restriction on the amount of billing numbers available to doctors is a major concern from residents and members of the Saint John medical society.This province puts a limit on the amount billable medicare numbers for doctors, which means there are not enough to go around to new physicians.Mayor Ivan Court says as a member of the Friends of St. Josephs the concern has been on the table for years, and it’s the cause of a lot of stress on doctors.
President of the society Dr. Mary Jarrett outlined billing number restrictions as one of the most harmful aspect of New Brunswick health care for recruiting and retaining new doctors.
