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Alberta – Dual practice medical model for several surgeries
In September, Alberta will be going to a dual practice medical model. This will allow doctors to bill surgeries to both public and private systems. The claim is that this dual system will reduce surgical wait times for patients. Will it?
If you have not read Stephen Hunt’s article, you may wish to do so.
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 Must-Read Thread
If you do not have access to X, you can read the full thread here.
Elephant in the Room – Private Healthcare
If you do not have access to X, you can read the article Picard is referring to here.
