Key Result Area 1: Financial health

Goal 1: Physicians are fairly compensated for their skills and training in comparison to their colleagues and other professionals.

Priority activities

1.   Improve fairness in compensation between specialties:

• Finalize the income equity measure including dispute resolution and member ratification and develop a strategy for ongoing renewal and updates.
• Use the full measure to influence and promote fairness in compensation including in rates review and financial reopener.
• Use full measure to inform other compensation policy matters (e.g., stipends, ARPs, AMHSP) and use the full measure to track the AMA’s progress in achieving equity through various initiatives, including the Physician Comprehensive Care Model, the Acute Care Stabilization Plan, etc. 

2.   Ensure fair compensation compared to other Canadian physicians and other Alberta professionals:

• Complete and implement the Physician Comprehensive Care Model (PCCM) for primary care. 
• Complete and implement the ARP rate review.
• Advocate for the implementation of other elements of the AMA’s Acute Care Stabilization proposal including improvement in the after-hours premium (03.01AA); improvement in on rates; removing the threat associated with AHS (Alberta Health Services) overhead charges and AH z-code discounts; and complete the review of AHS-paid stipends adopting principles of transparency, equity, and fairness. 
• Complete the market rate review. 

3.   Represent physicians using a principled approach with non-FFS negotiations (e.g., Cancer Care, WCB, third party contracts, Lab Medicine, income guarantees). 

4.   Prepare for and support negotiations (Negotiations 2026 and AMHSP) and 4th year financial reopener. 

• Engage members to gather insights and understand their issues and priorities through surveys, focus groups, and direct communications. 
• Establish clear negotiation goals and objectives, ensuring alignment with member feedback and organizational priorities. 
• Prepare comprehensive data, financial analyses, and strategic arguments to support the AMA’s position for the Year 4 Financial Reopener and Negotiations 2026. 
• Develop a contingency plan for arbitration, including appropriate resource allocation, and legal preparedness, in case negotiations do not lead to an agreement.

Goal 2: Physicians’ practice decisions are based on sound management advice and best practice.

Priority activities

1.   Support activities that promote the effective Physicians’ practices, including: 

• Support sections in schedule modernization/improvement efforts.
• Promote professionalism and best practice in billing through revitalized peer review and enhancing tools like the Fee Navigator^®, billing advice and education.
• Support members participating in or considering alternate compensation models including clinical alternative relationship plans, AMHSP arrangements, and 3rd party contracting models. 

2.    Support improvement of practice efficiency through offering clinic tools, training, and information through the Learn@AMA learning management system and/or the AMA website.

3.    Prepare members for team-based funding conversations including:

• Advocate for team-based funding to reach member’s practices. 
• Through ACTT program, support physician members and practice facilitators in creating high functioning teams through tools, training, and network collaboration. 
• Through the ACTT program, organize and deliver provincial events focused on primary health care and the health neighborhood, showcasing successful examples of team. deployment and options for implementation in Alberta and provide team-based care webinar series across ACTT’s four networks of practice groups. 

Goal 3: Reliable and best-in-class financial products are available to all members

Priority activities

1. Assess the feasibility of providing members with subsidized medical education subscriptions, previously available through the CMA.

2. Optimize the member health and dental benefits offered through the Health Benefits Trust Fund (HBTF) program.

3. Encourage optimal use of AMA’s insurance and health benefit offerings by improving awareness and knowledge among members of the competitive advantages available to them through the AMA’s product lines.