Health minister must stand up to Alberta on dual-practice care

The Albertan government argues that private care will relieve pressure on the public system. Yet, where a parallel private care system operates, both health outcomes and access to care are worse overall.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel must stand up to Alberta and enforce the federal laws that are meant to protect our health-care system, writes Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi.

Last week, Alberta implemented a dual-practice health care model, creating parallel private and public systems and inviting doctors to spend less time delivering public, universal health care services.  

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