Physician Compensation Branch

Alternative Payments Program

The Alternative Payments Program (APP) works with and funds health authorities (HA's) to improve service delivery and patients access to services through alternative physician compensation models to fee-for service (FFS).

Blended funding is a combination of population based and fee for service funding. Individual patients that live in the catchment area and receive core primary care services from the site are registered to the blended funding site. Blended funding sites thrive on their ability to deliver health care services efficiently and in a manner that promotes the health of their patient population.

Rural Practice Programs (RPP) works with health authorities and other partners to address issues and develop policy and programs to improve health services in rural areas of the province. RPP manages a number of key programs such as the Rural Specialist Locum Program (RSLP) and programs under the Subsidiary Agreement for Physicians in Rural Practice (RSA).

The Medical On-Call/Availability Program (MOCAP) compensates physicians who are part of a call rotation (or physician group) for providing new or unassigned patients requiring emergency care with continuous coverage that meets the standards of care as a minimum requirement of response to emergency on call.