Doctors of BC is encouraging eligible community-based doctors to confirm they are receiving the Business Cost Premium (BCP). Effective April 2020, the BCP provides a percentage premium on MSP fees for in-person consultation, visit, counseling, and complete examination services to help cover the rising rent, lease, or ownership costs of a community-based office.
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Eligible BC doctors who have not yet registered for the BCP are encouraged to do so. Doctors who meet the following criteria are eligible:
Joule (a subsidiary of the CMA) selected 12 recipients for its 2020 Innovation Grants. The recipients are CMA members from across Canada and will share $500 000 in funding to develop or expand their projects. For more information on the grant program and all of this year’s recipients, visit https://joulecma.ca/innovate/grants.
Doctors of BC members have been heavily impacted by the global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, working on the front line to help the public while dealing with the prospect of getting sick themselves. There are several options available to physicians (and MOAs) who are seeking an income replacement benefit during a period of illness resulting from COVID-19.
Trans Care BC has created resources to help family physicians provide care to transgender and gender-diverse patients. Online education, medical forms, clinical resources, and patient materials are available at www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/health-professionals. The Trans Care BC care coordination team (for patients and providers) is accessible at 1 866 999-1514 or transcareteam@phsa.ca.
