REGINA — The Government of Saskatchewan is allocating one-time stabilization funding of $20 million to community-based fee-for-service family physicians in Saskatchewan.
This funding is a transitional measure that will build capacity for physicians to eventually adopt a new family physician payment model based on blended capitation. Blended capitation offers two streams of remuneration to family physicians:
- A base payment for a standard basket of services, and
- additional fee-for-service payments for extra services provided outside of the defined basket of services.
The stabilization funding will support family doctors who provide primary care services in clinic settings that provide in-person patient visits, according to the Ministry of Health.
Physicians licensed to practice and deliver services on a fee-for-service basis in Saskatchewan can apply to receive stabilization funding of up to $40,000/physician. Physicians will be asked to declare their intent to remain practising in Saskatchewan until the new physician agreement is ratified. Full-time and part-time fee-for-service family physicians are eligible to apply.
The specific distribution and program parameters of the stabilization funding will be detailed in a forthcoming Letter of Agreement between the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Medical Association.
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