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Rain showers early will evolve into a more steady rain overnight
This mural is a focal point in the Church of the Sermon on the Mount built in northern Israel
with the $250,000 peace prize money Archbishop “Abuna” Elias Chacour received
symbolic of the Niwano Peace Award (the “Asian Nobel Peace Prize”)
Rachel Corrie (an American peace activist who was killed by an Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer in 2003) and a male student from the school who was martyred
“Together we are stronger than the storm.”
In 1991 U.S. Secretary of State James Baker helped to convince the Israeli government to issue a building permit for this school in northern Israel built by Archbishop Elias Chacour. It welcomes children of all faiths. Its website at pilgrimsofibillin.org states: “The mission of Pilgrims of Ibillin is to support the Mar Elias Educational Institutions and other mission projects that foster a just peace in Israel and Palestine
Pilgrims of Ibillin provides this support through financial resources
and peace building projects.” A detailed history of the school can be found there
Archbishop Elias Chacour is shown seated prior to his Oct
10 talk at Plymouth Congregational Church in Fort Wayne
The most saint-like person I have had the privilege of meeting is Elias “Abuna” Chacour
It means father in Arabic and it is what he is most commonly called
when my husband Terry and I traveled to the Holy Land with the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace
It was the archbishop’s fifth visit to Fort Wayne
in a Palestinian village in what is today northern Israel
most of the inhabitants were expelled from their homes and the village was destroyed
He and his family members were declared Israeli citizens — but Palestinians who are Israeli citizens face discrimination
Chacour’s father continued to choose peace as a lifestyle
and encouraged his son to pursue the priesthood so that he could spread the message of peace and hope
Following his religious education in France
Chacour was assigned to a small village in northern Galilee
Seeing the great need for services for young people
which Terry and I had the privilege of visiting in 2015
Mar Elias Educational Institutions is named after the prophet Elijah
Its students (more than 2,500) and faculty include Christian
the elementary school has exchange programs with Jewish schools
Mar Elias is one of the most highly ranked schools in all of Israel and its students are successful in universities in Israel and throughout the Arab world
founder of the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace
Abuna began by calling the listeners “the beautiful face of America.”
“I’m not here to criticize any side,” he said when asked pointedly about the tens of thousands of men
women and children being killed and homes being destroyed in Gaza
Politics is a dirty job today mainly in the Middle East where the rule is might is right
Christ on the cross was not mighty but he was right ..
Even in the war with Gaza there are two big losers
two immensely big losers and we pity all of them although our heart aches a lot
Every day hundreds and more people are murdered every day ..
We the Palestinians say no the land is ours
unless we remember we are sojourners on the land ..
verse 8) ‘Woe to those who acquire house after house
who annex (confiscate) field to field until there is no more space left and only you live alone in the land.’
“I really hope Israel will one day stop looking for hidden enemies and start looking for hidden friends and they will find many
The Jews in Arab countries still speak Arabic ..
i really pray and hope that Israel will start building friendships with the neighboring Arab countries
starting with the Palestinians who remember Palestine was their country only 74 years ago
There is the need to consider the right of the other without denying your own right.”
because of more cutbacks from the Israeli government
the school is facing a drastic funding shortfall
An article i wrote in September 2015 stated that Spath had received word of “drastic budget cuts from the Israeli Ministry of Education and very restrictive rules affecting only the Christian schools,” putting their survival at risk.” So the school increasingly relies on donations from around the world
from serving as Archbishop of the Melkite Catholic Church for Akko
The mission of Pilgrims of Ibillin is to support the Mar Elias Educational Institutions and other mission projects that cultivate a just peace in Israel-Palestine and to support the continuing existence of the threatened Christian communities in Israel/Palestine
More information is at the schools’ website — pilgrimsofibillin.org
When we visited the school in June 2015 Chacour told us
But if standing on our side with Palestinians would mean you would tolerate anything a Palestinian does or if it would mean antipathy to the Jews
We don’t need your friendship with us if you are against the Jews
We Jews and Palestinians will overcome this
We don’t need anyone to teach us to live together
All we need to do is remember how we used to live together with full equality for century after century.”
His two best-selling books are “Blood Brothers” and “We Belong to the Land.”
we are rather privileged to live together,” Abuna is quoted as saying
“Privileged to accept each other and to become a sign of hope for our local people
for the Middle East and for all those thousands who visit holy places.”
Contact Grace Housholder at ghousholder@kpcmedia.com
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Pottery shards and sections of stone discovered at Khirbat al-Jahush in northern Israel | Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority
Five suspected antiquities robbers were caught red-handed over the weekend using a backhoe to conduct an illegal excavation at Khirbat al-Jahush
which lies in agricultural land between Kiryat Ata and Highway 70 in northern Israel
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The suspects, residents of the villages I'billin and Tamra, were spotted and attempted to flee, but members of the Israel Antiquities Authority's Robberies Prevention Unit
rangers from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority
and volunteers worked together to apprehend them
the suspects used hand tools to dig up the site
they were brought to the police station in Tamra for questioning
The authorities also seized two vehicles and the backhoe
which are likely to be confiscated during legal proceedings after the suspects are indicted
an inspector for the Robberies Prevention Unit in northern Israel
explained that the excavation using the backhoe "caused irreparable damage to heritage ruins
Hewn stones that belonged to a public building were torn up
the suspects' capture prevented future destruction to the archaeological site
the IAA archaeologist for the western Galilee region
explained that archaeological surveys of the site had identified fragments of hewn stone and pottery shards from the Hellenistic
Tzinamon said that the illicit dig had exposed a wall constructed of "very high-quality" stonework as well as roof tiles and glass vessels that could indicate that the site was once home to a church
He said that the IAA would conduct a salvage excavation to save the finds that remains
deputy head of the Robberies Prevention Union
said that the site in question has yet to be researched
and therefore "any damage to the archaeological layers and archaeological artifacts there comprise mortal
irreversible damage that makes it difficult for archaeologists to understand the history of the site and the people who lived near it throughout the generations
"It's incredible that people take the law into their own hands and for the sake of greed
damage and destroy antiquities and prevent the general public in Israel from enjoying its heritage," Klein said
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As our state of COVID-19-induced lockdown stretches on
recommended culture lists have moved beyond what’s current and are instead combing through various cultural back catalogs
putting together curated rundowns of classics or little-known gems we might have missed
So we’ve dug through our own archives at +972 Magazine and truffled up a decade’s-worth of articles on culture from Israel-Palestine
as well as the rest of the Middle East and North Africa
an article about a Tel Aviv record company that collects rare records from Egypt
and beyond — as well as in-depth pieces on cultural offerings that generated political controversy
such as the novel about a love affair between an Israeli Jewish woman and a Palestinian man
which was banned from high school reading lists in Israel
“One way of telling this complex story of women
was to wrap the whole tale in simple cinematic language
“It’s also the women’s internal language in the film
but they see themselves in the same image we are accustomed to seeing in the cinematic output of a liberated and vibrant society
calls this ‘bitter candy’ — something wrapped in flamboyance and beauty
and then get kicked in the stomach.”
And once you’re done watching the film, you can listen to its excellent soundtrack here
What do Israeli Jews think, or even know, about the Nakba? That is the question driving Lia Tarachansky’s personal 2013 documentary, On the Side of the Road, — a discussion which is, as Lisa Goldman notes in her review of the film
“the biggest taboo in Israeli Jewish society.”
On the Side of the Road – Official Trailer from Naretiv Productions on Vimeo
The film’s title refers to a scene in which Tarachansky is left alone on a road leading to the West Bank settlement where she grew up
grieving the disconnect between the community she experienced as a child and the price she came to realize others paid for that community to exist
Yet the title also evokes the physical residue of the expulsion and destruction of 1948 — the countless ruins of Palestinian towns and villages
scattered buildings that lie empty at the sides of the road
and denial that what has been lost was ever there at all
One of the most well-known documentaries about the occupation, 5 Broken Cameras, documents life in Bil’in as the West Bank village becomes increasingly subjected to state and interpersonal violence
As the occupation encroaches ever further on life in the community — whether via the separation wall
the destruction of the village’s olive groves
or settler and soldier aggression — Burnat’s cameras tell the story in unflinching style
both by documenting the constant repression of normal life
and by being smashed by representatives of the state
in a blunt metaphor for the brutality of military occupation
This Israeli drama is, as Noam Sheizaf writes in his review
a studied portrait of “the all-Israeli machismo.” The eponymous protagonist
is a member of an elite police unit under investigation for killing a Palestinian detainee; he is
and rude.” While the film has a slow-paced
it also works hard to interrogate how that “alpha male” template came to be — and what its potential consequences are
which follows the lives of three gay Palestinian men living in Tel Aviv
is the second film in our list to feature the famed
a space that was exceptional mostly for being a bubble of near-normalcy in a highly dysfunctional environment (the other film is In Between)
It’s among the many locations in a documentary that incessantly hops cultural
and international borders — traveling between Jaffa
explore places and relationships that can contain all of their selves at once
Despite the premise, however, this is no pinkwashing venture about how gay Palestinians are uniquely able to thrive in Tel Aviv. As Lisa Goldman remarks in her review
the film not only grapples with the horrendous spike in violence against Palestinians during 2014
the year it was recorded; it also bursts through the patronizing “templates” Israeli-Jewish society projects onto queer Palestinians
“Tel Aviv is not doing them any favors by providing a more open environment to explore their sexual
This 10-part mini-series offers a forensic
depiction of the investigation into the torture and murder of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir
The killing took place just under a week before the 2014 Gaza war broke out
Its perpetrators cited it as revenge for the kidnap and murder of three Jewish teenagers in the occupied West Bank a few weeks prior by Palestinians
The atmosphere of violence spiraling out of control is captured expertly by the creators of the series, which was lauded by critics as an unblinking examination of the ills in Israeli-Jewish society. But as Haggai Matar reflected upon its airing
the show nonetheless perpetrates its own erasures — not least in how it largely swerves around the issue of the occupation
And though the first few episodes seek to make a point about the hubris — and delusion — of the Shin Bet agents who believed that no Jew could possibly have committed so grotesque an assault as the one on Abu Khdeir
the series ultimately flatters a security agency that is
“the mastermind behind some of the occupation’s most egregious abuses.”
Nonetheless, there are compelling reasons to watch the series, Matar argues — including that it achieves a level of complexity surrounding the reality in Israel-Palestine that most films and TV shows fail to reach. Notable, too, writes Moran Habaz
are the ways in which it reveals the brokenness of “the leftist Mizrahi discourse around the ‘Arab-Jew.'”
Tel Aviv’s Fortuna Records specializes in collecting hidden classics from around the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia — and some of their favorites are assembled in this article
Whether it’s an instrumental rarity from an unknown artist whose cover evokes “a Lebanese Kill Bill,” a group calling themselves “The Dancing and Singing Group of the P.L.O.,” or an Egyptian-Pakistani collaboration
there are treasures here waiting to be discovered — and the “mixtape” embedded at the top of the article should get you on your way
Re-learning history: A tribute to North Africa’s Jewish artists
Ophir Toubul, who founded the Café Gibraltar project which had its own section on this site until it shuttered a few years ago, takes us on a tour through North Africa’s Jewish musical heritage
The article features an array of cultural icons
openly-gay singer who was saved from the Nazis in Paris by the imam of the city’s Grand Mosque
who had a concert held in his honor in Morocco several years ago
Despite the depth and breadth of this cultural history
it has — as Toubul notes — generally received shorter shrift in Israel than in these artists’ countries of origin
He describes how many North African stars ended up in obscurity in Israel
owing to entrenched racism against Mizrahim and the Ashkenazi hegemony’s blanket dismissiveness toward Middle Eastern and North African cultural output
Musicians who came to Israel from the Maghreb faced stark choices, Toubul writes: “either squeeze themselves into the category of religious music and piyutim [liturgical poetry
or either stay in the Moroccan cultural ghetto or become a joke outside of it.” Nonetheless
a younger generation of Maghrebi musicians in Israel has started to reshape the country’s cultural map — suggesting that “a different future is possible.”
[Note: The first embedded YouTube video in the piece, a clip from the film Le Port Des Amours about the Algerian-Jewish singer Reinette L’Oranaise, has since been taken down. You can watch the full film (in French) here.]
PODCAST: The Palestinian musician shattering taboos
What was it about Israeli writer Dorit Rabinyan’s novel that was so incendiary, it was banned from high school reading lists? As the author suggests in her interview with Dahlia Scheindlin
there was a literal reason — it depicted a romance between an Israeli-Jewish woman and a Palestinian man — and an actual reason: it threatened Israel’s national identity
which — like its protagonists — is messy and human
engages in the “magic of crossing the border of the self
of being not me and seeing yourself from there,” Rabinyan tells Scheindlin
in the face of the homogenizing force of far-right ethno-nationalism
The Book of Disappearance — Ibtisam Azem (2019)
But it’s also a story about disappearance more generally and, specifically, about how Israel has systematically erased signs of Palestinian presence around the country. “[Y]ou never see yourself in your everyday environment,” Azem says. [I]t’s all been erased
and when it exists it’s either as a problem
when seemingly everyone disappeared off the street at once (largely into their own homes)
Azem’s novel takes on added meaning as an exploration of the fact that the world can
it throws into even greater relief the injustices and inequalities that existed already
The Palace of Angels — Mohammed Massoud Morsi (2019)
Australian-Egyptian novelist Mohammed Massoud Morsi presents three stories of life, loss, and war in Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora, at a time when the political horizon for Palestinians is going through irreversible change. Each tale shares a singular question, as Salsabeel Hamdan notes in her review: “With hope of a political solution fading
what happens to the people whose identities and life’s trajectories have been so deeply informed by a struggle for national liberation?”
but Morsi sensitively explores the connections between identity and intractable conflict
taking readers from Gaza to Denmark to an Israeli checkpoint in order to show that “the conflict is more than political
and cultural — that it is rooted in our sense of ourselves,” Hamdan writes
This humanizing take is not intended to offer direct answers
it is possible for Palestinians “to imagine a better future.”
Natasha Roth-Rowland is a writer and researcher at Diaspora Alliance
She has a PhD in History from the University of Virginia
and wrote her dissertation on the history of the Jewish far right in Israel-Palestine and the United States
Natasha previously spent several years as a writer
Our team has been devastated by the horrific events of this latest war
The world is reeling from Israel’s unprecedented onslaught on Gaza
inflicting mass devastation and death upon besieged Palestinians
as well as the atrocious attack and kidnappings by Hamas in Israel on October 7
Our hearts are with all the people and communities facing this violence
We are in an extraordinarily dangerous era in Israel-Palestine
The bloodshed has reached extreme levels of brutality and threatens to engulf the entire region
are seizing the opportunity to intensify their attacks on Palestinians
The most far-right government in Israel’s history is ramping up its policing of dissent
using the cover of war to silence Palestinian citizens and left-wing Jews who object to its policies
one that +972 has spent the past 14 years covering: Israeli society’s growing racism and militarism
We are well positioned to cover this perilous moment – but we need your help to do it
This terrible period will challenge the humanity of all of those working for a better future in this land
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During police operations that took place on the 3.12 in the Arab village of I'billin in northern Israel
units arrested suspect with an illegal weapon
The suspect remains under arrest as part of the ongoing investigation
He will appear in the court in Haifa today
"General police operations are continuing in all districts across the country to search and seize illegal weapons," police said in a statement
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Learn about the suggested rates and fees for services that are not covered by OHIP
Get the latest advice on uninsured and third-party requested services
relevant policies and the regulation of these services
Physicians must bill for insured services at the rates set out in the OHIP Schedule of Benefits
They may not bill any amount in excess of these rates
Physicians may select the rate they bill for uninsured services
unless they are otherwise prohibited from doing so
Read more below — or get the full details in the Physicians’ guide to uninsured services: 2025 edition — about the rates and fees for uninsured services that physicians may choose to charge.
The OMA provides guidance to physicians on third-party requested services
relevant policies and interpretation of relevant regulations applying to such services
specific issues will be highlighted for members and reference information will be provided for those members wishing to further research the specific issue at hand
The OMA's suggested rates and fees suggested apply to uninsured services of “average” complexity and are intended to offer assistance in establishing appropriate and practice-specific billing rates
There are some practical guidelines physicians can follow when billing a patient directly for uninsured services
to help make the process as comfortable and efficient as possible
In order to establish an office policy on billing for uninsured services
Examples of some common uninsured services include:
Note that Section 24 of Regulation 552 under the Health Insurance Act precludes a physician from billing a patient or third party:
A physician’s office policy on direct billing for uninsured services must be specific and detailed so that it is fully understood by staff and patients
It should also allow sufficient flexibility to adapt to unique or unexpected circumstances that may be encountered
Once an office policy has been established
it should be put in writing and distributed to staff
When billing directly for services provided
Physicians should familiarize themselves with pertinent College of Physician and Surgeons of Ontario policies
There are some instances where patients claim economic hardship and an inability to comply with the fees they are charged for the uninsured services rendered
It is important for OMA members to realize these are suggested rates
consider the financial burden that such charges might place on the patient and whether it is appropriate to reduce
waive or allow flexibility based on these considerations as applied to the circumstances of each case
The Canadian Medical Association’s Code of Ethics states under Paragraph 16 that “an ethical physician will consider
both the nature of the service provided and the ability of the patient to pay
and will be prepared to discuss the fee with the patient.” Furthermore
the Medicine Act prohibits physicians from “charging a fee that is excessive in relation to the services performed.”
The CPSO Third Party Reports policy states that physicians should complete and submit third party reports within 45 days
unless a timeline for these activities has been specified by legislation or a specific legal requirement.** If physicians are unable to comply with this timeframe
either due to the complexity of the report
physicians should discuss the matter with the third party and reach an agreement for a reasonable extension
The responsibilities of an ethical physician to the patient are stated in the Code of Ethics (revised by the Canadian Medical Association in 2004) and include the following: An ethical physician will “provide the patient or a third party with a copy of his or her medical record
unless there is a compelling reason to believe that information contained in the record will result in substantial harm to the patient or others."
Section 1.17 of Ontario Regulation 856/93 made under the Medicine Act
1991 states that it may be considered professional misconduct to fail “without reasonable cause to provide a report or certificate relating to an examination or treatment performed by the member to the patient or his or her authorized representative within a reasonable time after the patient or his or her authorized representative has requested such a report or certificate."
*Not all fees are up to the physician’s discretion (e.g
**The Personal Health Information Protection Act specifies that an individual has a right of access to a record of personal health information and that the health information custodian shall give the response required as soon as possible in the circumstances but no later than 30 days after receiving the request (unless a time extension has been put in place)
A block fee is defined as a flat fee charged by a physician for a predetermined set of uninsured services during a predetermined period of time (no less than three months and no more than one year)
Not all physicians are in a position to charge a block fee due to the nature of their practice and specialty
Physicians are not required to offer a block fee option; patients can be charged on a fee-for-service basis for uninsured services
Physicians who do choose to offer a block fee must also offer uninsured services separately at individual costs to patients
Patients cannot be required to pay a block fee
The CPSO policy on block fees states that physicians may use third party companies to assist them to administer a block fee or payment for uninsured services
Any communication to patients should identify the fact that a third party was involved
Third parties who are asked to administer block fees or payment for uninsured services are acting on the physician’s behalf
Physicians are responsible for ensuring these companies adhere to the same standards required of physicians
The policy also states that patient decisions regarding payment for uninsured services must not affect their ability to access health care services
Implementing an Uninsured Services Program: A Guide for Physicians offers further information on how to implement an efficient and effective Uninsured Services Program in a physician office
including relevant policies and interpretation of regulations applicable to the implementation of such programs
Per the OMA reference guide, Implementing an Uninsured Services Program: A Guide for Physicians
the following suggested steps will help physicians to implement a successful Block Fee Billing Plan
The first communication about the BFBP provided to patients should include:
A follow up communication should be sent to patients approximately two to three weeks following the first
Many patients are surprised to discover that not all of their medical needs are covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan
and that they must pay their provider directly for certain uninsured services
This misunderstanding can lead to situations that are frustrating and uncomfortable for both the patient and physician
as well as medical office staff — particularly if the patient learns about the cost after the service has been rendered
there are strategies that can be employed to make billing and collecting payment for uninsured services more efficient:
Physicians who are HST registered are required to charge and collect tax at a rate of 13 per cent on any taxable supplies (other than zero-rated supplies or exempt supplies) of goods and services they supply in the province of Ontario
are required to pay HST at a rate of 13 per cent on the purchase cost of most of their supplies (other than payments to employees)
For those physicians not exceeding $30,000 in taxable sales
Members should be aware that once registered as collectors and remitters of HST
they must continue to file reports even if the HST falls below the $30,000 threshold
if a physician retires or significantly reduces his or her supply of HST-taxable services
he or she will have to formally deregister as a HST remitter to be able to cease providing monthly reports to the Canada Revenue Agency
It is suggested physicians consult with an accountant prior to registering for HST
The Excise Tax Act was amended as of March 21
2013 to clarify that a supply that is not a “qualifying health care supply” is deemed not to be an exempt “health care service”
A “qualifying health care supply” is defined to mean “a supply of property or a service that is made for the purpose of:
The CRA states that the intent of these changes was to clarify that GST/HST “applies to reports
examinations and other services that are not performed for the purpose of the protection
maintenance or restoration of the health of a person or for palliative care.” While further clarifications continue to be sought from the CRA
the CRA has indicated that where the primary purpose of a supply is the protection
an exam whose purpose is both to promote health as well as to provide information for a financial form)
but the health benefit cannot be incidental or ancillary to the primary purpose
Read more about the OMA's general guidelines on HST and uninsured services
There are several ways a physician can calculate their rates and fees for uninsured services (including those requested by third parties)
In calculating fees for uninsured services
the physician should take into consideration
The OMA suggests fees for a number of more common forms and services that are typically requested by third parties
reports and services that are not specified
and in these cases physicians can use one of the following methodologies to establish an appropriate fee
direct or invoice cost (including applicable taxes) incurred by the physician
plus a reasonable mark-up to account for secretarial and other indirect costs
Examples of services that are often billed at the physician’s cost:
Refer to the OMA Schedule of Fees for suggested fees for clinical services
The OMA SOF is based on a fee multiplier applied to the current OHIP Schedule of Benefits
Any fee listed in the current OHIP Schedule of Benefits can be multiplied by 2.70 to obtain the OMA suggested fee for the service
In the absence of a specific fee recommendation for an uninsured service
physicians can consider establishing an hourly rate to assist in determining the appropriate fee
Given the diversity of physician practices and nature of uninsured services provided
the OMA does not have a suggested hourly rate
it is incumbent upon the physician to establish their own hourly rate
One way to determine an hourly rate could be based on an individual’s gross annual income
A possible source for annual gross income could be from your annual income tax statement
suggested hourly rate that applies to all physicians
Another example of determining an hourly rate is to use an average day’s income divided by the hours worked
physicians are free to use a methodology of their choice and are not limited to the examples offered by the OMA
While the OMA does not have a standard, suggested hourly rate, physicians are advised that it is important to consider whether the rate being charged is excessive. It is considered professional misconduct to charge a fee that is excessive in relation to the services being provided
The Interim Federal Health Program provides limited
temporary coverage of costs related to health care for specific categories of people
rejected refugee claimants and other specific groups
The IFHP provides several types of coverage:
The program is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and administered by Medavie Blue Cross
Health care providers are required to verify patients’ IFHP eligibility (which includes the patient’s coverage type and the service requested) with Medavie Blue Cross before providing the service because the patient’s eligibility may cease or coverage can be modified without notice should their immigration status change
A date printed in the “valid until” date field of the patient’s Interim Federal Health Certificate of Eligibility is not significant proof of eligibility
For additional information about the IFHP, types of coverage and how to register as a provider, refer to the IFHP Provider Portal.General inquiries re: IFHP can be made directly to Medavie Blue Cross: By email: CIC_Inquiry@medavie.bluecross.ca By phone: 1-888-614-1880
Physicians are not required to participate in the Interim Federal Health Program
physicians are not permitted to bill the patients directly
The Suggested Form Fees 2025 reference list provides fees for some commonly used forms
The OMA develops a guide for physicians with advice on billing for uninsured and third-party services, including completion of forms. The 2025 Physicians Guide to Uninsured Services provides suggested fees for completing forms
The following table highlights some examples of uninsured or third-party forms:
There are various forms that are required by legislation to complete, which may not be charged to the patient, and may not be submitted to OHIP for payment. Section 24 of the Health Insurance Act R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 552 Amended to O
352/04 stipulates what is considered an “uninsured” service and what cannot be submitted to OHIP for payment
Some examples of unremunerated forms include:
The OMA assists members with billing questions and Schedule of Benefits interpretation
This tool assists physicians in determining an hourly rate for uninsured services
Use this tool to calculate how much the OMA recommends you charge for uninsured services
The OMA Council approved the methodology to adjust the fees that are modelled after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
which is a measure of practice cost inflation that estimates annual changes in physicians' operating costs and earning levels
The methodology uses a moving average of the last three years’ MEI
One drawback of that methodology is that since forecast data is not available
calculations for the Ontario MEI would always be one year behind
and the moving average might under or overestimate the actual increase
an additional adjustment (the difference between last year’s MEI that should have been applied and what was actually applied) is factored into the moving average as current data becomes available
2022 MEI] + [2016 Actual MEI - 2016 Applied Fee Increase]
OMA council approved the board of directors’ recommendation to create a fee multiplier to convert fees listed in the OHIP Schedule of Benefits into suggested OMA Fees for uninsured services (for example
fees listed in the OMA’s Schedule of Fees) and a methodology to adjust the multiplier in future years
In recognition of the link between the OMA and OHIP Schedules
which simply adds a modifier to account for the global adjustment to the OHIP Schedule of Benefits
the recommended adjustment for the 2017 multiplier using the following formula:
2022 MEI] + [2022 Actual MEI - 2022 Applied Fee Increase] - Global Increase to OHIP Schedule of Benefits
OMA fees are the suggested fees for a service provided on an uninsured basis. To calculate a 2024 OMA suggested fee
While it is possible for the physician to submit a claim to the Quebec government to be reimbursed
this process adds even more administrative burden to physicians
It is recommended that physicians bill Quebec patients directly at the OMA rates (for 2027
and the patient can arrange for reimbursement from their government health plan.
Patients from provinces other than Quebec can either be charged directly or a claim can be submitted through one’s billing software as a reciprocal medical bill (RMB claim)
If the patient wants a Pap smear performed more frequently or for reasons not stipulated in the new OHIP Schedule of Benefits payment rules
then the service would not be covered by OHIP and charging the patient directly is acceptable
then the physician should collect payment for G365 if it is not included in the patient visit and for E430 if the service was provided outside of the hospital
If a medically necessary assessment unrelated to the Pap smear is provided at the same time
then that should be billed to OHIP using the appropriate assessment fee
If the Pap smear was the sole reason for the patient visit
then G700 may also be billed to the patient
Sum the applicable OHIP codes and multiply by the current OMA multiplier (in 2024
Note that all lab services in support of an uninsured service are also uninsured
Here are some examples of when it would and would not be appropriate to bill a patient for a prescription:
An ‘internship’ suggests that this employment is a curriculum requirement for an academic program
which would mean the TB test is insured by OHIP
In order to make a claim to OHIP for this service
the request must come from the educational institution and documentation must be provided by the patient that confirms the work placement is a required component of the student’s curriculum
552 very specifically notes that if the completion of the form/transmission of information is required as evidence of disability
for the purposes of eligibility for a benefit
related to transportation under any legislation or program of a government
This makes the completion of these forms an insured service for which the patient cannot be charged
If there is a form that does have a suggested fee
complexity and/or effort as the form without a suggested fee
a physician could simply apply that rate to the form
Another option is to apply the physician’s hourly rate to the service and use that as a guideline
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you can look up fees for insured and uninsured services
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As the representative of Ontario’s physicians
the OMA advocates for the well-being of our members and the health of Ontarians
Note: Kirsten Acuna and Kim Renfro contributed to previous versions of this post
Poor reviews didn't stop people from seeing the third "Jurassic World" outing
It took over three months, but "Jurassic World Dominion" crossed $1 billion worldwide
The sequel likely crossed the number thanks
to the original "Jurassic Park" cast returning to the big screen and teaming up with the newer "Jurassic World" cast in this entry
instead of DC catapulting into the stratosphere from here on out
appearing on this list 10 times compared to DC's four
When Peter Jackson's first "Hobbit" movie crossed the $1 billion mark, it looked like a good indication that the subsequent two sequels would perform equally well
But neither of the second two "Hobbit" films wound up crossing that box-office landmark. Both "The Desolation of Smaug" and "Battle of the Five Armies" grossed around $960,000,000 each
A long-awaited sequel is in the works
Moviegoers flocked back to theaters in the summer of 2016 for Disney Pixar's "Finding Nemo" sequel
It was the second animated feature of 2016 to pass the $1 billion mark ("Zootopia" is the other)
It's the second movie in the "Harry Potter" franchise to gross more than $1 billion.
Without that second surge of ticket purchases
the film would have stayed under $1 billion along with the original three movies
The movie joined its Disney comrades "Captain Marvel," "Aladdin," "Avengers: Endgame," "The Lion King," "Frozen II," and "The Rise of Skywalker."
CEO Bob Iger recently announced a fifth "Toy Story" movie is in the works
Read more: 10 things you didn't know about 'Toy Story 4'
As reported by Variety
it took this film 28 days to hit this milestone
while "The Force Awakens" did it in 12 days and "The Last Jedi" managed it in 19 days
This DC comic movie is the first R-rated movie to ever make $1 billion at the box office. Deadline announced the milestone
which came about six weeks after the movie premiered worldwide
Marvel's "Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds snarkily congratulated "Joker" on becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time
But the 20th anniversary international re-release included China — and the difference in ticket sales showed
A few more pandemic re-releases in 2020 and 2022 helped send it up the chart even more
Almost a third of the total box-office revenue came from China alone
It also helped that Adele recorded a banger of a theme song for the film, which won the Academy Award for best original song
The third "Transformers" movie was Paramount's first film to reach $1 billion at the box office
Similar to "Age of Extinction," the boost in ticket sales came largely from international movie audiences
This was the last "Transformers" movie which starred Shia LaBeouf.
The film's 2021 re-release in theaters during the pandemic in nine markets, including China
A sequel is set for December 2023 with Amber Heard reportedly in a pared-down role
The wild success of Cap's third outing came from it playing more like an Avengers film thanks to a large superhero roster
and the introduction of Tom Holland's Spider-Man
The 2015 prequel to "Despicable Me" focused only on the overall-wearing Minions the world had come to love
People clearly appreciated the yellow henchman's standalone film
since neither of the two "Despicable Me" movies have breached $1 billion.
was the final confirmation of his vital role in Marvel's franchise
This is the second movie from the franchise to make more than $1 billion
After its initial release, it became Walt Disney Pictures' third highest-grossing film of all time. According to Deadline
the film earned a profit of over $400 million for Disney
The second installment in Universal's rebooted "Jurassic Park" trilogy had an impressive opening weekend and then quickly grossed $1 billion after two weeks.
This movie was the 16th Disney film to gross over one billion dollars.
Universal Pictures' adaptation of the Nintendo game crossed $1 billion in just 26 days
making it the first film of 2023 to cross the threshold and the studio's seventh-largest film
Movie" is the fifth film released during the pandemic to hit $1 billion theatrically and the first animated movie to do so
"Transformers," "The Dark Knight," and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are three franchises which each have two movies in the billion dollar club — and you can add "The Avengers" to that list
"Barbie" is now the highest-grossing movie of 2023
A third "Frozen" movie is currently in the works
"Inside Out 2" hit the $1 billion global mark in 19 days
It's also the only movie released in 2024 that has crossed the $1 billion mark
We wouldn't be shocked if Pixar is already crafting another sequel for Joy
This was the last "Fast and Furious" movie to include Paul Walker, which some believe helped boost box-office numbers
making it the first movie to ever crack that number opening weekend.
According to Forbes
it's only the fifth film to cross $1 billion without a China release
solidifying its number four spot on our list and becoming the highest-grossing "Star Wars" movie of all time
"Titanic" is one of three movies on this list from director James Cameron
Two weeks after its premiere in movie theaters
Cameron's first "Avatar" sequel had already grossed more than $1 billion at the box office
It then became the second-fastest movie to cross $2 billion in just 39 days
While discussing the digital release of "Avatar: The Way of Water," out March 28
producer Jon Landau told Insider he and Cameron wondered if the sequel to the 2009 film would reach the number "Titanic" crossed at the box office
"I was never nervous that people would lose interest because I didn't think they needed to have interest
I thought we were making a new movie," Landau said when asked if he was nervous that audiences may lose interest in an "Avatar" sequel after waiting more than a decade for it
"I looked at this almost like an original piece of content that happened to be with known characters in a known world
So I was nervous about how the movie would do because when you stop being nervous
But I was never worried," Landau added of the movie's strong box-office performance
Marvel's major endcap to its run of 22 comic-book-based films broke the record for the fastest movie to reach $1 billion dollars in international box-office totals
It became the highest-grossing movie of all time until Disney rereleased "Avatar" in China in 2021
Disney's epic Marvel adventure "Avengers: Endgame" knocked it out of the top spot in the summer of 2019
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A group of Israeli students is in the Oshkosh-area this week
To spread a message of peace and understanding
15 students from Mar Elias High School in I'billin Israel visited the First United Methodist Church in Oshkosh Wednesday
They discussed the International Book Club
"Just decided to make the book club to build bridges to connect Oshkosh and I'billin," explainedGeorge Azzam a senior at Mar Elias High School
Two Mar Elias students collaborated with visitors from Oshkosh to create the IBC about a year ago
Through the club a group of Oshkosh elementary students read books over Skype with some of the Mar Elias students
it's very fun," Azzam told FOX 11
The web helps the students span the gap of thousands of miles
"Because they're so far away and we can relate to them
even though they're in a different country," saidPeter Loewenstein a seventh grader at Merrill Middle School
"They had things in common with us like hobbies and the way they acted
they way they talked with us and we talked just like we were friends for a really long time," addedAnna Hobbins
people there identify as Palestinian and Israeli
So the students told us this program helps break down stereotypes about people from that part of the world
I think it's very important to try to change people's perspective about us
because we're just trying to live," explainedRagad Hamady a senior at Mar Elias High School
The Mar Elias students also talked about their personal experiences growing up and going to school Wednesday
"And that helps us understand the idea of co-existence better and helps us really round our thoughts and I think that's very important to us," Hamady explained
Oshkosh community members say the school is teaching its students acceptance to help create a peaceful future
you build generations of students that understand each other and want to work together," said Candice Lane
one of the Oshkosh natives behind the Oshkosh-I'billin partnership
It's an idea that's now crossing oceans thanks to the International Book Club
"So then we're aware that it is different
but we're the same and we can accept each other," said Hobbins
The students will give another presentation at 10:45 Thursday morning at Ripon College
The Mar Elias schools are supported by a Madison-based organization called Pilgrims of I'billin
this documentary hits hard to get to a troubled region’s truth
Hugely affecting emotion is neatly balanced with facts – from both sides
but The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories is a fine attempt at hitting that extremely narrow target
As the title implies, this is not a programme about the occupation since the six-day war in 1967, the facts of which can be confronted or ignored. Its lessons, however, might ease the process of understanding certain immovable viewpoints on that part of the world. This two-parter looks at the formation of Israel in 1948
when the aftermath of the Holocaust provided the impetus finally to grant the Jewish people the sanctuary of a homeland
The Holy Land and Us follows British Jews whose family histories pivot around Israel and the impulse to defend it
but it states unabashedly that the creation of Israel came at grave cost to the Arab communities who had previously been the majority population in the area
This is what the Arab world calls the Nakba – “the catastrophe” – from which Palestinians have never recovered
The term is taboo in large parts of the media; that The Holy Land and Us references it in its opening minutes is a sign that it is ready to face criticism and try to cut a path to the truth
Britons with Palestinian heritage also feature; representatives of both groups visit the region in search of their forebears’ legacy
View image in fullscreenArticulate and sensitive … Sarah Agha
Photograph: Tom Hayward/BBC/Wall to WallThere is an element here of the celebrity-genealogy journey
since the leaders of the fact-finding mission are Rob Rinder – the star of Judge Rinder and a regular host of Good Morning Britain – and the actor and writer Sarah Agha
One might pause briefly to note that Britain has few famous Palestinians to call upon
but the unfamiliar Agha is a fine host and interviewer
matching Rinder’s gift for marshalling facts without suppressing emotion
Rinder and Agha have direct connections to the events of 1948. Rinder’s grandfather lost all his close family in the Holocaust in Poland before coming to the UK; had he not met Rinder’s grandmother
Rinder’s grandfather’s cousin did go to Israel and Rinder is keen to unearth his story
The film states unabashedly that the creation of Israel came at grave cost to the Arab communitiesAgha’s father represents the last of her family’s many generations who were born in Palestine; her grandparents were evicted from their home in 1948 and the village where they lived no longer exists
She wants to find it and to discover more about her most notable ancestor
The presenters will continue their investigations next week
Having received a hostile reception from airport authorities upon arriving in Israel
where she learns that her great-great-great-grand-uncle was a Muslim leader known for keeping local Jewish and Christian communities safe
Rinder hears from a historian about how his grandfather’s cousin survived the Łódź ghetto
arriving in Palestine a year later on a boat packed with displaced Jews
Rinder is stopped by tears as he reads the banner the ship flew: “We survived Hitler
Nothing will keep us from our Jewish homeland.”
More tears fall as two people who are effectively deployed as citizen journalists – after an initial meeting with Rinder or Agha
they are left to front scenes alone – arrive in the Holy Land
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knows little about why his father left the UK to fight in Palestine
He ends up standing on the site of a battle that took place in 1948
when Jewish troops repelled Arab forces and secured control of strategically important towns near Tel Aviv in the war that followed Israel’s declaration of statehood
previously a reserved participant whose father “never spoke” about his military career
breaks down and sobs as he realises his dad risked his life to help create modern-day Israel
This is the key moment. Daniel’s pride and gratitude are profound, shared by millions and afforded the greatest respect by the programme. But then the voiceover, read by Rinder, gives viewers the necessary context: “More than 50,000 Palestinians lost their homes when Israeli forces captured Lydda and Ramle.”
The other Briton on the trip, Shereen from Leicestershire, has a close connection to an even more notorious event in 1948: the massacre at the village of Deir Yassin
in what is now a quiet suburb of Jerusalem
Twenty-two members of her family were killed
in scenes that are as moving as they are informative
The way The Holy Land and Us balances facts and feelings makes it a rare gift
The Holy Land and Us aired on BBC Two and is now on iPlayer