Alberta’s hybrid health-care plan breaks the spirit—and likely the law—of Canadian Medicare

The safeguard Alberta seeks to eliminate prevents doctors from playing both sides at once, which would create a slower, second-class system for people who can’t afford to pay.
Danielle Smith
The plan from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is a recipe for legalized queue-jumping, writes Karen S. Palmer.

Alberta’s government is gearing up to take the province into uncharted and potentially dangerous territory. Draft...

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