February marked the second anniversary of the historic Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model in BC. Launched in 2023, the LFP Payment Model was developed in response to an urgent need to retain and attract family physicians in community longitudinal practice.
The LFP Payment Model is the result of what family physicians told Doctors of BC, BC Family Doctors, and the Ministry of Health was needed to stabilize and strengthen community longitudinal family practice. Since its launch, hundreds of improvements to the payment model have been made in response to physician feedback.
Last spring, its success was built on by expanding into facility-based care including billing for inpatient care, pregnancy and newborn care, long-term care, and palliative care in facilities. We continue to listen to feedback, and act based upon what we hear and learn from family physicians. We know there is still more work to be done.
Making a difference for doctors and patients
Since its launch, over 4,300 family doctors have enrolled in the LFP Payment Model. Read these success stories about how it’s making a difference in recruiting and retaining physicians:
- LFP Payment Model ‘tailor made’ for physicians providing longitudinal care
- LFP Payment Model invigorates family medicine in BC
The payment model is just one of the building blocks toward strengthening our health care system and provides an example of how a transformative difference is made for patients and the health care system when we elevate the physician voice and work together.
For more information, see the joint media release from BC Family Doctors and Doctors of BC:
