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Promoting access to family medicine in Québec, Canada: Analysis of bill 20, enacted in November 2015

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  • Laberge, Maude
  • Gaudreault, Myriam

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Primary care can potentially make an important contribution to improving health system performance. However, Canada does not fare as well as other developed countries in terms of timely access to primary health care services. In November 2015, Bill 20 was introduced in the province of Québec. The goal of Bill 20 was to optimize the utilisation of medical and financial resources to improve access to primary care. Bill 20 states the obligations of general practitioners to register a minimum number of patients, ensure the continuity of care of that population, and practice a minimum number of hours in hospitals. Many actors agreed that access to primary care had to be improved in Québec, but disagreed with Bill 20. In particular, family physicians strongly opposed the financial penalties that were introduced for physicians failing to meet the specified targets. In January 2018, 3 years after Bill 20, indicators for patient registration and continuity of care have considerably improved. However, the attractiveness of general practice seems to have decreased among medical graduates, which creates uncertainty regarding the sustainability of the achievements brought on by Bill 20.

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  • Laberge, Maude & Gaudreault, Myriam, 2019. "Promoting access to family medicine in Québec, Canada: Analysis of bill 20, enacted in November 2015," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 123(10), pages 901-905.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:123:y:2019:i:10:p:901-905
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.08.003
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