"The overall clinical payments to physicians increased at just over nine per cent this past year in Alberta, to about $3.4 billion." - Doctor Walter Feeney.
Alberta has one of the largest populations in Canada, with 241 doctors to 100,000 citizens. The payment for doctors in Alberta is above the national average. With larger populations there is more need for doctors, this shouldn't surprise anyone. Our physicians are compensated just like many other fields. Although our doctors are very important, we should also be cutting down on healthcare costs like Ontario (APP). It is shocking how much our doctors are making and that they make more than Ontario doctors. With cutting down on these costs we could put the money elsewhere.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cihi-more-doctors-growing-fees-annual-report-2017-1.4310479
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jop
10/2/2017 09:25:45 am
Good choice on the topic, very relevant issue in our Canadian society. Nice job
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Ryan
10/2/2017 09:26:47 am
I find it shocking how few doctors we currently have in our Province. I think we need to increase our amount of doctors, but I also agree that the amount spent is increasing and this also poses a concern. Finding a compromise will not be easy.
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Tiana
10/2/2017 09:31:36 am
I agree with Ryan, we need a good balance of more doctors and lower costs
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Damian
10/2/2017 09:28:08 am
Good choice on the topic, I like how you chose a topic we learned about earlier this year.
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NICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10/2/2017 09:32:12 am
I think putting money to a universal pharmacare would be good.
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London
10/2/2017 10:38:47 pm
Interesting - the difference between a "fee-for-service" model and an "alternative payment plan" model. The APP model seems to give more flexibility than the direct patient visit single doctor model we are mostly used to. I like the idea that APPs allow for compensation for indirect client care (e.g. telephone consultations and clients working with a health-care team). It seems like those are ideas that would give more patients access to personalized care.
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