Health Minister Adrian Dix’s new plan to fix the family doctor system is as expensive as it is ambitious. But what’s not in the new deal with Doctors of BC is just as interesting: A promise that those without a family doctor will actually get one. “So if you’re asking, this agreement, does this mean X number of new patients will be attached to a family doctor? Still, it’s unclear whether the one million British Columbians currently without a family doctor will buy into this deal. By then, all of the talk of complex medical pay models must translate into one tangible thing: More family doctors accepting more patients.

Source: CBC News November 01, 2022 18:27 UTC