Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough

If the Smith government allowed private ‘urgent care’ and family care, it could open the door for innovation and personalization.

In Alberta, private facilities could attract nurses and doctors currently not working in the health-care system, and doctors may decide to take on additional cases through private provision, write Nadeem Esmail and Tegan Hill. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez

Opinion

BY NADEEM ESMAIL, TEGAN HILL

December 30, 2025

Thanks to a policy proposal from Premier Danielle Smith’s government, Albertans may soon be able to purchase some health care privately f...

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