Alberta Hopes to Attract Doctors With Pay Model Offering Incentives for Taking On More Patients

Alberta Hopes to Attract Doctors With Pay Model Offering Incentives for Taking On More Patients
The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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The Alberta government wants to attract more family physicians to the province with increased pay for having a minimum of 500 patients and providing after-hours care to ease pressure on hospital emergency departments.

The government unveiled its long-awaited new compensation model for family physicians on Dec. 19 to attract more doctors to Alberta, increase retention, and improve residents’ access to primary care.