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WEB POLL: Put B.C. family doctors on salary?

Salary versus per-patient pay has recently been debated
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Langley got a new emergency room at LMH in 2021. (Government of B.C./Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Most family doctors and general practitioners in B.C. are paid per patient.

One reform that has been suggested to help partially resolve the shortage of doctors and the ongoing health care crisis is to change that by putting doctors on salary, at government-run clinics or urgent care centres.

Do you think that’s a good idea?



Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in Langley, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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