The law firm Goldblatt Partners describes the changes introduced by Bill 11 as “the most extensive privatization of payment for medically required physician services since the Canada Health Act’s enactment in 1984.”
They add that it “permits queue-jumping and creates a parallel private pathway for the provisions of medically necessary care to insured residents of Alberta, contrary to the core objectives and provisions of the Canada Health Act.”
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@cole.notcole challenges the claim that immigrants are the reason for Alberta’s healthcare woes.
“‘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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“‘How many more patients have to die in our waiting room before they step up and show some leadership?'”
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In this article by Keith Gerein, describes the double meaning of “patient”
as it relates to Alberta hospitals.
