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Name: Dr. H. Jane Storrie on Apr 25, 2009Comments: The FSCO recommendations will result in great hardship, not just for injured Ontarians who will be denied timely access to reasonable and necessary assessment and treatment, but for the entire population as social programs (OHIP, ODSP, Ontario Works), access to physicians, and hospital and long-term care beds are impacted. Without adequate rehab injured Ontarians, who expected they would be taken care of when they purchased auto insurance, will not achieve independence, productivity or a return to gainful employment. Many will lose their homes and end up on social assistance. Expecting Ontarians to purchase optional coverage to increase accident benefits during a recession, and when they cannot be expected to estimate rehabilitation costs, is patently unfair. If FSCO wants to reduce costs, they should ensure adjusters are adequately trained so unnecessary and redundant Insurer Examinations are avoided, and look at cost drivers outside healthcare (e.g., vehicle repair). The FSCO-mandated 30 to 40% reductions in hourly rates in 2003, drove many healthcare providers out of the system. Caps for assessment will make it impossible for clinicians to meet the Standards of Practice of their regulatory Colleges. Many more healthcare providers will be forced to discontinue service provision to Ontarians injured in auto accidents, further undermining timely access to assess, treatment and rehabilitation. Only insurance companies will benefit from the FSCO recommendations.Flag
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Name: Jeremy Frank on Apr 25, 2009Comments: FSCO is also making housekeeping and caregiving benefits to be made optional such that consumers can "opt in" to these benefits by paying an added premium. This is unfair to individuals who cannot afford additional premiums. In the event of an accident, many people who would be made responsible for their own housekeeping and caregiving (of children, elderly, etc) activities while in the midst having to attend physiotherapy and other rehabilitative treatments. Taking housekeeping and caregiving benefits out of the base premium will result in large numbers of car accident victims being unable to properly rehabilitate and recover from their injuries.Flag
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Name: Carol Heusser on Apr 25, 2009Comments: Only the insurance companies will benefit from these changes. By capping rehabilitation benefits at $25,000 for all but the most catastrophic cases, the insurers will save a great deal of money and motor vehicle victims will be forced to end treatment prematurely when their benefits run out. It is unrealistic to expect that motor vehicle accident victims will be able to access services under OHIP. Many services are simply not available under OHIP (e.g. psychology) whereas other services such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy are limited through OHIP and involve long wait lists.Flag
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Name: David Kurzman on Apr 25, 2009Comments: these changes are an outrage and will only hurt injured people at the behest of insurance companies. shame on you!!Flag
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Name: Colleen Stone on Apr 25, 2009Comments: obviously these people have never been involved in a life changing incident. Bravo Jane for sending this out to all of us.Flag
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Name: Kate Partridge, Ph.D., C.Psych. on Apr 25, 2009Comments: To limit so severely the rehab services available to accident survivors, as recommended by the FSCO report, is wrong and inhumane.Flag
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Name: Dr. Geoff Crealock on Apr 25, 2009Comments: While saving money is a laudable objective, this legislation would achieve that at the expense of MVA victims.Flag
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Name: Oliver Foese on Apr 25, 2009Comments: I am shocked by these FSCO recommendations which are not in the interest of our clients and will place an completely unnecessary burden on the health system, while the insurance companies are making record profits.Flag
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Name: Dr. Paula T. Dimeck on Apr 25, 2009Comments: The FSCO recommendations will not "improve the effectiveness" of the SABS in any way. They will only improve the effectiveness of Auto Insurers to deny much-needed treatment to Ontarians injured in motor vehicle accidents.Flag
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