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1. edmontonjournal.com › news › politicsAlberta's doctor pay agreement dilemma explained | Edmonton ...

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   Oct 20, 2024 · Fee-for-service dominates. The current fee-for-service model of family doctor payment takes a nickel-and-dime approach most other provinces have abandoned. There’s an hourly rate component ...

2. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaDelays in family doctor pay deal put lives at risk, says ...

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Dr. Paul Parks is past president of the Alberta Medical Association. He works as an ER physician in Medicine Hat. (CBC) The primary care pay model would add an additional $200-250 million a year ...

3. globalnews.ca › news › 9853969Alberta starts probe into medical clinic offering faster ...

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   Jul 24, 2023 · As Tomasia DaSilva reports, critics say the proposed fee is going down a slippery slope that could cost all of us. – Jul 24, 2023 ... 2:01 AMA calls Alberta family doctor shortage an ‘urgent ...

4. edmontonjournal.com › news › politicsAlberta government closing in on new deal to pay family doctors

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   Apr 17, 2024 · The Alberta government says it’s closing in on a new deal for family doctor pay, but a physicians’ group says it must include those with small patient rosters. The details of the framework ...

5. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaAlberta government closing in on new pay model to attract ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Alberta announces changes to allow family doctors to see more patients. That number could be a stumbling block, as 700 Alberta family doctors have a panel of fewer than 500 patients, according to ...

6. edmontonjournal.com › opinion › columnistsOpinion: Let's get new pay model for family doctors to the ...

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   Jun 14, 2024 · It isn’t complicated. Becoming the best requires three steps: 1. tackle tough issues; 2. seek solutions with experts; 3. follow through, step on the gas to get it done, and don’t stop until ...

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   Is Alberta's proposed family doctor fee going down a slippery slope?

   • As Tomasia DaSilva reports, critics say the proposed fee is going down a slippery slope that could cost all of us. – Jul 24, 2023 The Alberta government says it is checking into a Calgary clinic that is promising fast-track access to a family doctor along with other perks to patients who pay up to $4,800 a year.

   Alberta starts probe into medical clinic offering faster physician

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   Is Alberta closing in on a new family doctor pay deal?

   • Photo by Greg Southam / Postmedia The Alberta government says it’s closing in on a new deal for family doctor pay, but a physicians’ group says it must include those with small patient rosters. The details of the framework announced Wednesday have yet to be hammered out, including specific rates.

   Alberta government closing in on new deal to pay family doctors

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   Are Alberta doctors breaking promises to lock in a new payment model?

   • (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press) Alberta doctors are accusing the provincial government of breaking its promises to lock in a new payment model for primary care physicians as the family doctor shortage drags on. The Alberta Medical Association has been working for a year to get in place a new payment model for family doctors and rural generalists.

   Delays in family doctor pay deal put lives at risk, says Alberta

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   Will Alberta have a new pay model for family doctors?

   • Adriana LaGrange, minister of health for Alberta, makes a health-care announcement in this file photo. She has stated a new pay model for family doctors would be in place this fall. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)

   Delays in family doctor pay deal put lives at risk, says Alberta

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   Is Calgary Medical clinic'membership fee' going down a slippery slope?

   • WATCH: Critics are lashing out at a Calgary medical clinic set to offer services for a “membership fee.” As Tomasia DaSilva reports, critics say the proposed fee is going down a slippery slope that could cost all of us. – Jul 24, 2023

   Alberta starts probe into medical clinic offering faster physician

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   Will Alberta keep and attract family doctors?

   • On Wednesday, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the province and the AMA have agreed on a framework for the new model that will help Alberta keep and attract family doctors. The new blended model will allow some doctors to move away from the current fee-for-service model.

   Province, AMA say work progressing on new funding model for family

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8. edmonton.ctvnews.ca › province-says-heavy-liftingProvince says 'heavy lifting' done on new family doctor ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Alberta doctors send out 'SOS' over state of family medicine. According to the AMA, $67 million of $200 million in stabilization funding has been given to family doctors as part of the ...