physicians – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:09:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Nova Scotia offers retirement fund top-ups to attract, retain physicians https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/nova-scotia-offers-retirement-fund-top-ups-to-attract-retain-physicians/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161429 The Nova Scotia government is offering to pay up to $15,000 a year into a new retirement benefits program for doctors in hopes the public money will keep more physicians in the province. Premier Tim Houston announced the new program Wednesday, saying the annual contributions will be available to Nova Scotia’s roughly 3,000 doctors at […]

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]]> B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/b-c-family-doctors-call-for-sick-days-pensions-ahead-of-october-election/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160136 Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a pension plan is one way to help attract more doctors to work in the province. The B.C. College of Family Physicians and B.C. Family Doctors published a series of requests for whichever party […]

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]]> 60% of U.S. employees say they’ve used virtual health care: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/60-of-u-s-employees-say-theyve-used-virtual-health-care-report/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158984 Nearly two-thirds (60 per cent) of U.S. employees currently use or have previously used virtual care as part of their health-care experience, according to a new report by Cigna Healthcare. It found 70 per cent of U.S. adults were likely to use digital health tools in the future and roughly three-quarters believe the tools would […]

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