As many as one million British Columbians don’t have access to a primary care provider and the province is now moving away from the traditional 'fee-for-service' model of payment. As part of the model, a full-time doctor in B.C. will receive about $385,000 per year, up from $250,000 currently. The payment model is part of a package aimed at recruiting and retaining general practitioners. It'll be presented as an optional alternative for family doctors, who are largely compensated based on the number of services provided and be available beginning in Feb. The alternative will see physicians paid based on the time they spend with patients, the number of patient visits, the number of patients in their practice and the medical complexity of those patients.
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October 31, 2022