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Table 1 Alternate Payment Plans in Canada [[25]]

From: Physician payment methods: a focus on quality and cost control

Alternate Payment Plan

Description

% of total APPs in Canada

Provinces

Block Funding

Used by specialty groups in academic centres

22%

Ontario and Nova Scotia

Blended

Typically Salary plus FFS

16%

Predominantly in Quebec

Capitation

Predominantly in PCP practices

16%

Concentrated in Ontario

On-Call

On-call stipends in addition to FFS

12%

Common in most Provinces

Salary

Predominantly in rural areas

11%

Newfoundland and Labrador and Northwest Territories

Contract

Service contract related payments

11%

Concentrated in British Columbia

Sessional

Hourly payment for community physicians who work part time

8%

Most Provinces

Northern incentives

Working in rural northern communities

4%

Concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia

  1. FFS, Fee for service; PCP, primary care physicians; APP, alternative payment plan.