The funding provided is based on the number of patients on a physician's panel. The minimum number of continual patients required to receive payments is 500.
Physicians part of the Alternative Relationship Plan received a memo outlining claims received over December won't be processed on time due to a scheduled holiday break.
The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are worried about the ongoing crisis in family medicine and the strain on hospitals due to staffing challenges.
Over the past three years, there has been a 78 per cent drop in doctors in Alberta accepting new patients and Albertans are concerned about the lack of accessiblity to health care.