The Alberta government has developed a new funding model for family and rural generalist doctors that encourages them to stay in primary care.

While the government is finalizing the details, it has agreed to a model that recognizes the unique work of family and rural generalist doctors.

“It will be a new physician compensation model for family medicine and rural generalist physicians who are enumerated now through a fee for service or other alternative physician compensation model,” said Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange at a Wednesday press conference.

“The new model will support family medicine and rural generalist