Alberta health care model improves pay for family doctors [Video]

The Alberta government is rolling out a new primary care physician compensation model, a structure it says will make the province’s family doctors “the strongest paid and most patient focused” in Canada.

Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced the update to the model, which they say will help encourage them to take on more patients.

“We’ve been working hard with our partners at the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) to develop a compensation model that will not only support Alberta’s doctors, but also improve Albertans’ access to physicians,” Smith said in a news release.

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The province says the new model will offer incentives to doctors who take on more patients, provide after-hours care, utilize better technology, enhance team-based care and …