Payment

The B.C. government, in partnership with Doctors of B.C., has released details about its new payment model for family doctors, a plan that could reshape ...

The City of Montreal will undergo a "major revision" of its regulations on commercial window signs after a Little Italy hair salon fought against an unexpected fee. Now we're turning our attention to a storm system that will travel from Cape Cod across Nova Scotia on Monday. She’s been off work for two months due to a back injury and has called nearly 200 clinics in search of help, some of them as far away as Fort St. The second B.C. Public officials say this decision will be important as they urge Canadians to get boosters and to stay vigilant. He’s hoping the plan will entice doctors to come back to B.C. Vancouver resident Kate Ferguson has been hoping the number of family doctors in B.C. During the pandemic, he said, many doctors were either retiring early or leaving to work in other provinces where the payment structure made financial sense. Full-time doctors will receive about $385,000 per year under the new model, up from $250,000 currently, according to the province. The payment model includes compensating doctors for their time, patient interactions, and the complexity of patient needs. “This is an opportunity to transform the health-care system by simply flicking a switch.” The payment will be higher or lower depending on each patient's actual complexity.