Alberta doctors sound alarm over low number of grads seeking residency in province
Highest number of family medicine spots vacant in a decade after first-round resident match The number of medical residencies in Alberta...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
Canada’s health care deal: A look at the numbers and the provinces on board so far
The federal government is injecting tens of billions of dollars into Canada’s struggling health care systems, but before they can acquire...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
Opinion: Canada needs more family doctors
Broad consensus says that Canada’s health-care system is in crisis and major reform is needed, and that part of that reform is to ensure...
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Feb 27, 20202 min read
Dozens of Calgary emergency room doctors speak out against cuts
Alberta government terminating master agreement and introducing new rules Last week's move by the provincial government to end its master...
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Jan 29, 20202 min read
Health-care tweaks delayed as pay talks continue between doctors and province
New fees for elderly drivers who need a medical exam and proposed limits on "good faith" treatment for uninsured patients have been...
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Dec 10, 20191 min read
Doctor says Alberta's proposed funding changes will result in '10-minute medicine'
Dr. Matt Henschke is asking the health minister not to proceed with planned policy changes Proposed changes to family medicine in Alberta...
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Dec 10, 20191 min read
'It's going to be a disaster': Doctors speak out against proposed funding changes
Alberta Medical Association says it has received thousands of calls and emails from doctors With a deadline looming, Alberta doctors are...
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Dec 9, 20191 min read
Alternate payment model is saving province millions at two Alberta clinics
HQCA studied 10 years' worth of data at two clinics that offer team-based model of care. A new report by the Health Quality Council of...
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Dec 2, 20191 min read
Notes from the Dome: Lower fees for family doctors, sitting's end in sight
Family doctors would bear the disproportionate burden of changes to doctor pay, according to a proposal the provincial government has...
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Nov 29, 20191 min read
'My biggest fear is people falling through the cracks':
Doctors sound alarm about proposed billing changes Alberta government proposing changing regulations around doctor billing, complex care...
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Oct 29, 20191 min read
Alberta doctors call proposed new pay plan cynical and heavy-handed
Bill violates 'the sanctity of contracts,' allowing government to unilaterally cancel them Alberta's doctors say proposed changes to...
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