Healthcare Procurement Transparency Act
Ontario's Bill 270 (Healthcare Procurement Transparency Act) is a joint Liberal-NDP opposition accountability bill following 2024-2025 controversies over private-clinic OHIP-funded surgery contracts under Bill 60 (Your Health Act, 2023). Requires the Ontario government to publish all private-clinic and outsourced-service contracts above a $100,000 threshold within 60 days of signing, including the contracted-out price, the procurement-process documentation, and the contracted clinic's owner-of-record. Builds on the Auditor General's December 2024 report finding that private-clinic cataract-surgery costs averaged $1,400 versus $700 in public hospitals for comparable procedures.
Status
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Requires the Ontario government to publish private-clinic and outsourced-service contracts (above a price threshold) within 60 days of signing. Liberal-NDP joint accountability bill in response to private-surgical-clinic procurement issues raised in 2024 to 2025.
Issues this bill touches
- Healthcare
Requires Ontario to publish private-clinic and outsourced-service contracts within 60 days of signing.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Bill formally introduced; printed text becomes available.
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Sponsored by
Doug FordON PCOfficial source
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