Category Archives: Patient Voice

Add your voice – Friends of Medicare

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Alberta has passed Bill 11, which allows for a two-tier healthcare system to exist. The result will see people with the necessary finances paying to jump the healthcare queue while those without such monetary resources waiting longer for their medical care.

With this reality taking shape in Alberta, the potential is that other provinces might follow suit.  To prevent this from happening, please consider sending this letter to Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel asking her to enforce the Canada Health Act.

Add Your Voice

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“Bill 11 opens the door to two-tier, Americanized health care in Canada. We urgently need action from the Federal Government to safeguard our public health care and protect patients by speaking out against the Alberta government’s Bill 11 and enforcing the Canada Health Act.”  Click here to add your voice.

AISH to ADAP: What does it mean?

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The transition from AISH to ADAP is happening in July. In this article, Michael Franklin explains what this means to many Albertans. 

“‘When we move onto ADAP, what’s going to happen is that ADAP clients are now going to be $725 below the poverty line. It’s going to push people deeper into poverty.'”

MAID: 10-years in Canada

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“‘We keep thinking that it’s all about death, but it isn’t. It’s about life.'”

This article looks at different perspectives surrounding MAID.

Action on ‘health-care crisis’

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“‘This is going to take all Albertans standing up together to protect the public health care that we all deserve.'”

Click here to read the full article.

Question from The Gritty Nurse

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“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?”

@thegrittynursepodcast

Danielle Smith is leading Alberta into a den of hungry wolves. 🐺💔 While the US faces a massive healthcare brain drain and a collapse of institutional trust, the UCP is trying to import that exact failing model to Alberta. 🏥📉 This isn’t “innovation”—it’s the “Maple MAGA” agenda in full swing. 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? 🇨🇦✨ It’s time to stop the greed and start investing in our communities again. Share this to spread the truth. #Alberta #DanielleSmith #healthcare #public #peopleoverprofit

♬ original sound – The Gritty Nurse (Amie Varley)

Accessing Healthcare in Alberta

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“‘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.'”

Click here to read the full article.

Join the Conversation

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What are you doing on Sunday, January 25th at 7:00 p.m.? If you live in Cochrane or area, please consider joining Dr. Parks in a conversation about healthcare.

https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_cochrane

Crisis in Alberta’s Healthcare System

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“‘How many more patients have to die in our waiting room before they step up and show some leadership?'”

How Are Things Going?

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The X post below sums up how things are going in Alberta Health Services. Here is where you can meet the full article.