B.C. commits $118M in short-term funds to help stabilize family physician practices
VANCOUVER — The provincial government and Doctors of BC is providing $118 million in short-term funding to help provide stability to struggling family doctors.
Health Minister Adrian Dix and Doctors of BC president Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh revealed the supports in a press conference Wednesday.
The funds will be allocated to support family doctors and medical clinics with operational business costs. The program will begin on Oct. 1 and will only be available for four months, ending on Jan. 31, 2023.
The funding is part one of what the province is describing as a multi-phased approach to “help protect and improve B.C.͛s health-care system.”