The Minister of Quebec Health, Christian Dubé, said on Tuesday at the federations of doctors that he will not give up Bill 106, by which he intends to change in depth the mode of remuneration of omnipractians and specialists.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Christian Dubé said he wanted to give The right hour
On Quebec requests made to the Quebec Omnipractian Doctors Federation (FMOQ) and at the Federation of Doctors Specialists in Quebec (FMSQ).
The proposed changes represent for them a small revolution
he agreed. For patients, it is a great revolution to improve access [aux soins médicaux]
.
The federations oppose Bill 106, which was tabled last May by the government of François Legault and which aims in particular to review their method of remuneration.
To be able to include principles as simple as to link doctors’ remuneration to results, and if necessary have a collective approach: that is why we have to change the law.
The omnipractians have on several occasions the abandonment of this bill. And as François Legault’s government does not bother, negotiations with the FMOQ would be in the total impasse, according to what Radio-Canada learned.
For their part, specialist doctors claim not to understand why the Minister of Health is involved with this fixing of bill 106
. Other solutions exist, says the FMSQ.
The dead end is him [Christian Dubé] who installs it. We are open to discuss.
Véronique Prince’s report.
A bill that slows down negotiations
During the summer, negotiations for the renewal of framework agreements with doctors did not progress to the taste of Christian Dubé.
Unfortunately, Minister Dubé said, due to Bill 106, the two federations refused to submit counter-propositions on the offers submitted by the government last March.
In the case of FMOQhe continues, She was not very active at the negotiation tables this summer
and she was even Completely absent since July 21
. The government of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) wants to renew for five years the framework agreement with omnipractians, expired since 2023.
In the case of FMSQmore meetings have been held, specifies Christian Dubé. But doctors specialists have not made a formal counter-proposition to the government, And they specifically asked […] In the last days not to receive again [d’offres]
.
There is surely a link with the PL106
said the minister.
Specialist doctors already exercise a form of means of pressure on the Legault government, by not presenting themselves to certain administrative meetings.
According to Minister Dubé, They sabothed a major project
that of the digital health file that Quebec intends to create for each Quebec patient.
It is an essential tool for doctors who will not only facilitate their daily life in the hospital, but also greatly reduce paperwork and fluidity in the hospital. This is exactly what doctors ask us to do
and Souligné M. Dubá.
We had given ourselves in summer for negotiations to continue, but unfortunately, it is clear that, until now, it has not advanced as much as we wanted.
One of the principles of Bill 106 is to link up to 25 % of the compensation of doctors to performance targets. But doctors are completely against that, deplores Mr. Dubé. What they want is the status quo
.
A hand stretched for negotiations
However, Summer is not over
said the Minister of Health, who asks representatives of the FMOQ and FMSQ to present yourself at the negotiation tables in the coming weeks
.
The Quebec government is open to the idea to improve proposals
but will remain firm on the principles contained in Bill 106, warned Minister Dubé. Amendments will be offered this fall, inspired by comments formulated, among other things, by doctors.
But the bill is there to stay and it is an end of failing
concluded Minister Dubé.
With the information of Véronique Prince
With Canadian press information
