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Bill 11 – Threat to Public Healthcare in Alberta and Beyond
Category Archives: Healthcare
Alberta’s ‘Dual practice’ health plan: improve or worsen wait times?
The Alberta Givernment claims that their dual practice will decrease wait times. Others, including medical associations, physicians disagree.
“‘Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned about the Alberta government’s proposal to expand private health care…This plan would take resources away from the public system and create a private option that only some people could afford. That would mean longer waits, fewer available doctors, and more strain on the public system, the one that most people depend upon.'”
Read more here.
A Letter From an Alberta Doctor
Check out this thread to read @RajSherman’s full letter.
Action on ‘health-care crisis’
“‘This is going to take all Albertans standing up together to protect the public health care that we all deserve.'”
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Immigrants and Healthcare Problems?
@cole.notcole challenges the claim that immigrants are the reason for Alberta’s healthcare woes.
A Must-Read Thread
If you have not yet read Dr. Saxinger’s X thread, please consider doing so.
Click here or on the image below to access the full thread without X.
Question from The Gritty Nurse
“Experts have already proven that dual-tier systems don’t fix wait times; they just prioritize profit over people. Why are we following like sheep when we should be leading the world in public health?”
Hospital Closed?
Are you interested in what is happening in Alberta’s hospitals related to closures, services available etc? If so, check out the Frazzlehead substack.
Accessing Healthcare in Alberta
“‘Whether it’s not having a family doctor, whether it’s ambulances or emergency room waits, cancer care, or waitlist for surgery. They’re increasingly worried that they cannot get the help they need when they need it, and theyre worried that the changes that are happening are making that worse.'”
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Silence is Deafening
Dr. Paul Parks shares some healthcare-related concerns with Ryan Jesperson on @realtalkrj.
