2025-11-20 from healthcoalition.ca

The Canadian Health Coalition is calling on federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel to scrutinize reports of draft legislation by the Government of Alberta and prevent the implementation of what appears to be a secret plan for two-tier health care in Alberta.

Doctors and advocates are expressing grave concerns about draft legislation obtained by The Globe and Mail that will allow Alberta physicians to work in the publicly-funded system, as well charge private fees paid by patients and insurance companies for medically necessary procedures.

The Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Doctors for Medicare point out that the process, known as “dual practice,” will foment a two-tier health system providing preferential access to those with the fiscal means to jump the queue unfairly. Additionally, withdrawing physicians from the public system will create longer wait times for everyone who cannot afford private insurance. 

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