Canada News » Alberta News Canada » Alberta » Health: Federal health minister voices concern as Alberta implements dual-practice health-care model
With Alberta’s dual-practice health-care model set to roll out in September, Canada’s health minister is speaking out about why the policy troubles her.
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Health-care hiring has propped up Canada’s job market. Will patients see a difference?
A hiring boom across Alberta and Ontario health-care systems has been singlehandedly propping up Canada's national job market — but that growth may say more about the sluggish state of the rest of the ...
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Health advocates urge Ottawa to intervene as Alberta’s Bill 11 takes effect
Communities across Canada are set to rally against Alberta’s move toward a two-tier health-care system as Bill 11 takes effect on Tuesday—a legislation that will allow some physicians to treat both ...
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Alberta thinks it has a health care fix. Ottawa, as always, is skeptical
Can Ottawa and Alberta actually work together?
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Health minister warns Alberta’s plan to expand private care may violate federal law
Alberta’s controversial Bill 11 allows some physicians to provide publicly covered care while offering some privately paid services.
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Penticton rally opposes Alberta’s move toward private health care
A small but passionate group rallied outside MP Helena Konanz's Penticton office on Tuesday, as part of a national day of action opposing the Alberta government’s privatization of medicare. Tuesday ...
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Health-care groups call on Ottawa to stop Alberta’s dual medical practice model
Canadian and provincial health-care groups are calling on the federal government to stop Alberta from allowing physicians to practise in both the public and private system.
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Rally Held In Owen Sound Against Alberta Health Bill & Privatization
The Grey Bruce Health Coalition’s Brenda Scott and about a dozen people were outside Conservative MP Alex Ruff’s office as part of a nationwide day of protest against Alberta’s Bill 11. It enables ...
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Alberta minister warns feds not to meddle with private health law
OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Alberta’s hospital system is calling on her federal counterpart to shut down talk of sanctioning the province over its new private health care law.
News Canada » Alberta » Health: Alberta to start allowing some privately paid medical tests this week
Beginning Friday, Alberta will open up its diagnostic medical testing by allowing people to bypass medical referral for tests like an MRI or an ultrasound with patients paying out of pocket and a ...