Being a gov't worker is GREATTTT... how else do you think my laptop got paid for!!!?

*the above statement is for entertainment purposes only and not to be taken seriously.  there is no need to make an investigation of my government credit card spending habits*

More on the report on today's sun:

There are about 300,000 more health cards in circulation than there are people in Ontario. Average annual OHIP billing per patient in Ontario: $540.

- Many doctors and hospital staff are unaware that one abdomen or pelvis CT scan exposes patients to the equivalent radiation of 500 chest X-rays. No hospitals visited by auditors monitored radiation dosages, and the appropriate settings for kids' CT scans were not used in almost 50% of cases.

- Three-quarters of defibrillators at one hospital did not receive scheduled maintenance in 2005, and some had no maintenance during the entire year. Maintenance of MRIs and CTs was "often less frequent" than standards recommend.

- At two hospitals visited by auditors, WSIB patients received much quicker access to MRIs than other patients. The WSIB pays $1,200 per MRI.

- While spending at children's aid societies almost doubled from 1999-2005, the number of cases increased by only 32%.

- CAS staff paid for $150 car washes, two senior staff had $50,000-plus company SUVs, while one senior employee now gone from the society expensed a $2,000 annual gym membership plus $650 in quarterly personal trainer fees.

- A computer analysis of OHIP claims identified a group of clinics that potentially overbilled the Health Ministry by almost $10 million since 2001.

- Audit found 725 unlicensed physicians still able to bill OHIP, with 40 having done just that after their licences expired. Payments were made to three physicians who were dead.

- The OHIP Fraud Program Branch -- fully staffed with OPP staff inspectors and fraud examiners -- isn't allowed to investigate OHIP fraud.

- The Ontario Realty Corp. sold publicly owned land in Toronto in March 2002 for $2.6 million. It was re-sold in October of that year for $4.2 million -- a 60% gain in seven months.

- Four colleges were audited -- they found numerous claims for gifts and flowers to employees, five $500 and 50 $25 gift cards for staff, and $860 for a wine, cheese and dinner party for five at a San Francisco conference.

- One senior Hydro One executive had his secretary charge over $50,000 to her credit card, much of it for himself. As her superior, he then approved it.< - Auditors found 3,200 uniquely numbered Drive Clean certificates that were presented for licence plate renewal more than five times each.

- One school board employee using a purchasing card spent $11,000 over two years, including $2,800 for candy, chocolates, non-prescription drugs and cleaning supplies. She also sent herself $48 in flowers for her own anniversary and made a $254 purchase from a stained glass shop during the summer break.

- A teacher spent $52,000 on a purchasing card including $4,000 over the 2005 summer break, gasoline, new DVDs and $300 in Christmas lights.

- One school board official used a purchasing card to buy a $2,200 travel gift certificate to pay for a flight to a San Francisco conference. The flight cost $850.- Senior school board staff bought expensive meals like the $114 each spent by five staffers in Toronto, followed the next night by a $1,036 tab split six ways on purchasing cards.

- Ontario Power Generation used travel and purchasing cards for about $300,000 in employee recognition and other events, a $380 telescope and $8,000 in leather jackets for recognition of five-year records. Two OPG employees used travel cards to buy 1,500 calendars for $17,700.

- Hydro One staffers bought $127 million worth of goods and services on their corporate credit cards in 2005, often with insufficient documentation to show what was purchased.