Ina Sidhu reports. – Apr 25, 2024 The Alberta government has announced a new payment model that would allow nurse practitioners to make 80 per cent of what family doctors are paid.

The new payment model means a full-time family physician working 1,680 hours a year, who sees 1,250 patients, will earn at least $385,000, putting them near the top of the list in Canada, rather ...

The model raises the salary of a full-time family doctor to about $385,000 per year, up from $250,000, in an effort to close the pay gap between family doctors and hospitalists, who are paid close ...

Health Minister Adrian Dix says the new LFP payment model for family doctors is helping recruit and retain physicians in BC. Dix pictured during a healthcare announcement on June 2, 2023. (Ben ...