Doctors per 100K in BC (up 19%)
2015: 229
2016: 238
2017: 239
2018: 250
2019: 250
2020: 253
2021: 259
2022: 268
2023: 272
And Alberta (flat, and down 7% from the peak):
2015: 241
2016: 245
2017: 252
2018: 252
2019: 257
2020: 254
2021: 250
2022: 246
2023: 240
I think I know which trajectory I prefer. Even if BC's model does cannibalize doctors from walk-in clinics (which is far from a given) and negatively impact some people, the relative availability of doctors has improved significantly which will improve population-level access to healthcare.
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