Premier Doug Ford’s government is ailing on health care by failing to take get more Ontarians a family doctor, ensure prompt appointments and oversee OHIP billings, says the auditor general.

In her annual report to the legislature, watchdog Shelley Spence diagnosed a lack of effort to crack down on an estimated $1 billion in potential overcharges by physicians — including 59 who billed for more than 24 hours in a day.

And there was “limited oversight” that leads to Ontarians paying out-of-pocket for services insured by OHIP, particularly at cataract clinics.

“The ministry (of health) has not done enough work to prevent these practices,” Spence wrote in the 483-page report released Tuesday.

Despite the government’s boasts about creating two new medical schools to address a shortage of d

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