Table 1:

Description of enrolment programs implemented within fee-for-service systems in Quebec and British Columbia

Variable	Quebec; name of program (date of implementation)		British Columbia; name of program (date of implementation)

	Vulnerable enrolment (7) (Jan. 1, 2003)^*	General enrolment (8) (Jan. 1, 2009)	Chronic disease incentive (9) (Sept. 1, 2003)	Complex care incentive (10) (Apr. 1, 2007)	A GP for Me (11) (Apr. 1, 2013)
Criteria for enrolment	Chronic conditions, age > 70 yr	None	Diabetes, congestive heart failure List of eligible conditions expanded in 2006	≥ 2 eligible conditions	None; all primary care physicians and their patients

Physician responsibilities for enrolled patients	Formal enrolment between patient and physician through signed contract Physician agrees to take charge of patient regularly and provide required follow-up care		Physician bills code accepting responsibility for chronic disease management for 1 yr	Physician bills code indicating willingness to provide “full-service family practice” and confirm relationship with patient through “standardized conversation”

Annual payment amount per patient^†	$14–$21 (varies based on practice setting) Subsequently increased to $35–$75 (12) Enables billing of additional fee codes	$7–$11 (varies based on practice setting) Enables billing of additional fee codes	$75	$315	$0 opt-in, but enables billing of additional fee codes

↵* Physicians who were members of family medicine groups could enrol patients in November 2002.
↵† In all programs, these amounts were in addition to regular fee-for-service payments.