Spotlight on the SGFP Tariff Team

Dear SGFP Members,

Thank you for following along with our summer spotlight series. This week, I’m pleased to highlight the work of our Tariff Team, whose efforts directly support family physicians in navigating billing, negotiations and relativity, and the day‑to‑day realities of practice.

Who They Are

Led by Dr. Salesh Budhoo, Chief Physician Officer, Tariff, and Leanne Clarke, Chief Administrative Officer, the team includes Drs. Ryan Banach, Ross Male, Iram Ahmed, Vineet Nair, and Jennifer Tranmer. Together, they bring deep experience in billing, negotiations, and system design, and they work closely with SGFP members to ensure that tariff issues are understood, communicated, and addressed.

What They Do

The Tariff Team plays a critical role in representing family physicians in all payment models with provincial tariff discussions and ensuring that your perspectives shape decisions that affect your practice. Their work is highly responsive, often time‑sensitive, and grounded in the realities of comprehensive family medicine.

Supporting Negotiations and the PPC Process

The team was involved in informing the Negotiations Task Force and continues to provide SGFP’s ongoing input into the Physician Payment Committee (PPC) process. 

Advocating for the Attachment Bonus

Most recently, the SGFP wrote a letter to the bilateral Physician Services Committee and the Negotiations Task Force to ask for more immediate action on the implementation of the attachment bonus announced in July 2025.

Billing Education and Support

Over the past several months, the team has delivered seven “Let’s Talk Billing” sessions, with support from the OMA, aimed at answering billing questions for members in all family medicine models to help navigate billing changes and emerging issues (watch session recordings). Based on your feedback, we will be pivoting our approach for the fall, moving away from delivering focused content to offering just open billing Q&A. More sessions are planned (register here), reflecting the strong demand for practical, accessible billing tips and support.

Responding to Member Questions and Issues

The team continues to respond to a high volume of member emails and letters, particularly related to the 2024-2028 Physician Services Agreement. Their work ensures that SGFP members receive timely, accurate guidance on billing issues and that systemic concerns are escalated appropriately.

Why This Matters

Tariff work is essential to ensuring that family physicians are fairly compensated and that billing structures reflect the realities of all the ways members practice and to support the benefits of comprehensive and longitudinal care. The Tariff Team’s leadership helps ensure that your voice is represented in negotiations, that billing changes are communicated clearly, and that members have the support they need to navigate an increasingly complex environment.

Thank You

We are grateful to the Tariff Team for their expertise, responsiveness, and commitment to supporting family physicians across Ontario. Their work strengthens our Section and ensures that SGFP members are informed, supported, and represented.

Update: Ontario’s Digital Health Primary Care Medical Record Procurement

The province has officially launched its Request for Bids for the new Primary Care Medical Record (PCMR). Our SGFP Digital Health Team is rigorously evaluating these details with the lens of our SGFP Digital Health Roadmap. We are holding this procurement to our standards, that prioritize physician workflows, change management, and robust data governance to truly "fix the foundation." Stay tuned for our full analysis as we ensure this transformation is developed with us, for us.

Warm Regards,

Dr. Dave Barber, Chair, SGFP

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