Table 2:

Intervention and comparison populations used in analysis

PopulationQuebecBritish Columbia
Vulnerable enrolment and general enrolmentChronic disease incentive and Complex care incentiveA GP for Me
InterventionPatients for whom relevant billing codes were submitted within the first 2 yr of implementationPatients with qualifying chronic conditions in the year before the policy change for whom the relevant code was billed within the first 2 yr of implementationPatients who received the majority of their care from physicians who opted into the program*
ComparisonPatients who were eligible but were not enrolled within the first 2 yr of implementationPatients with qualifying chronic conditions in the year before the policy change with no code billed within the first 2 yr of implementationPatients with ≥ 3 visits who received the majority of their care from a physician who did not opt in
  • * We restricted analysis to patients with 3 or more visits.