Quebec government aims to hold more doctors accountable with upcoming bill [Video]

The Quebec government is expected to table a bill today aimed at bringing family doctors and medical specialists into line.

It would introduce “collective responsibility and accountability” to improve access to health care in the province, according to a media invitation from the office of Health Minister Christian Dubé.

He is scheduled to present the bill in further detail and take questions from journalists at a news conference at 11:30 a.m. ET.

The proposed law comes in the middle of negotiations to renew the framework agreement for doctors.

On Saturday, the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ) rejected Quebec’s offer to change their compensation model.

The Legault government wants 25 per cent of family doctors’ compensation to be tied to their performance. It also wants to introduce colour codes for patients.

During a media availability on Wednesday, Premier François Legault said tabling the bill would be “non-negotiable.”

“We will never have an effective health-care network until all Quebecers are taken care of by family medicine groups, starting …