“This agreement is good for physicians, patients and the health-care system.' YYC ABpoli
The agreement also includes increased investments to doctor’s fees, with specialties facing greater financial pressures seeing higher rate increases over the first three years of the term. Those specialties include family medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and psychiatry.
Higher-earning specialties such as ophthalmology and radiology will still see rate increases, but at a lower rate. The government has also committed to reviewing caps to daily physician visits, virtual care code enhancements and extending physician support programs to medical examiners.Alberta Medical Association warns of physician shortage – May 29, 2022and have been without a deal with the province for more than two years, since then-health minister Tyler Shandro nullified the agreement.This new agreement includes a commitment from Alberta Health to repeal section 40.
In return, the AMA has agreed to drop the lawsuit it filed against the government without seeking costs. “There is hard work ahead, but we look forward to rebuilding the relationship with government and seeking solutions through collaboration,” Warren said.Alberta Health and the AMA said Thursday that 70.2 per cent of responding physicians voted yes to the new agreement, which was tentatively reached in August. The AMA said voter turnout was 45.8 per cent.© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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