The Legault government has significantly reworked its plan to overhaul how family doctors are paid, easing several controversial measures and increasing funding, according to details shared by the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ).

Under the revised proposal, physicians would no longer face a 13-per-cent penalty for failing to meet patient-access targets, a provision that had sparked strong pushback from the medical community.

The government is instead proposing a substantial financial boost, a 14.5-per-cent increase to the overall envelope, worth $434 million, plus a $75-million lump sum.

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