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‘Hitting a wall’: Victoria doctor fed up after B.C. fails to pay her for an entire month

Dr. Emanuela Tura says B.C. didn’t pay her for January, MSP says it’s a ‘glitch’
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Dr. Emanuela Tura says all of her invoices for last month have been rejected. (Courtesy Dr. Emanuela Tura)

A Victoria-based family doctor says the B.C. government hasn’t paid her for the month of January, and it has her considering leaving the province during a doctor shortage.

Dr. Emanuela Tura says all of her invoices for last month have been rejected.

“I have to resubmit the rejected invoices sometimes multiple times,” Tura said. “This is the first time that all my invoices were rejected.

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Brendan Mayer

About the Author: Brendan Mayer

I spent my upbringing in Saskatoon, and in 2021, I made the move to Vancouver Island.
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