TORONTO - The Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario government say they've agreed to restart negotiations on a new fee agreement for the province's doctors.
Both sides say they've agreed to work collaboratively to find efficiencies in the system in order to protect the improvements that have been made to patient care in recent years.
The OMA and the government said in a statement Wednesday night that they both believe that the health care system is best served when doctors and government are working together.
Both sides say they're confident a new agreement can be reached that is in the best interest of patients, and is fair to both taxpayers and doctors.
Talks between the province and the OMA, which represents 25,000 doctors, broke off earlier this year and the government made regulatory changes to cut Ontario Health Insurance Plan fees and premiums.
The OMA had said it offered to freeze doctors' fees for two years and find an additional $250 million in savings, but Health Minister Deb Matthews rejected the proposal.
