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Addictions Care is Health Care

WEBCALGARY — This morning in Calgary, Friends of Medicare stood alongside Mike Parker, President of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA), in calling on the …

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2022: Year in Review

WEBIn advance of the day of action, Friends of Medicare had joined over 50 organizations, and more than 800 health care workers from across the country in signing on to a public …

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Albertans should be very worried about today’s drastic health care

WEBEDMONTON — Following yesterday’s leaked documents, Danielle Smith’s government followed through on announcing a massive restructuring of public health care in Alberta, …

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Backgrounder on Laboratory Services

WEBFriends of Medicare continues to call on Alberta’s government to accept the overwhelming existing evidence against the privatization of lab services. Albertans deserve to be …

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WEBTake Action for Pharmacare. We need our governments to support a universal, public drug plan for ALL Canadians. 9 in 10 Albertans support national #pharmacare — let's make …

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Alberta Recovery Model Continues to Fail Albertans

WEBEDMONTON — This morning, Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams announced the next phase of the UCP government’s ideological …

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Leaked UCP proposal to drastically restructure Alberta Health …

WEBToday, the Alberta NDP released documents which show the UCP government’s intent to dismantle Alberta Health Services, with a drastic plan for restructuring and the potential …

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Government Announcements will Accelerate Health Care …

WEBEDMONTON — Earlier today the Governments of Canada and Alberta announced an agreement in principle for increased federal health funding. The agreement states some …

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Canada's Health Coalitions Call for a United Health Accord

WEBCanada’s Health Coalitions signed a joint statement and held a media conference today on the recent bilateral health care deals and called for a united health accord. The …

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Alberta's Surgeries are Open for Business

WEBAlberta Health Services (AHS) released a Request for Expression of Interest today for surgical services in Alberta. The request follows a government announcement of a new …

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How Will Provinces Cope with $31 Billion Cut

WEBThe Elephant at the Health Ministers' Meetings: How Will Provinces Cope with $31 Billion Cut. New National Report Outlines the Huge Cost of the Failed Health Accord

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The UCP government pays $3M to high priced consultants to …

WEBIn July 2020, the UCP passed Bill 30: The Health Statutes Amendment Act, provincial legislation that proposes to cut approval times required for private surgical facilities.

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Greater Role for Public Sector in Hinton Continuing Care Applauded

WEBFriends of Medicare and Public Interest Alberta welcome a change in direction for continuing care today, with the announcement from Alberta's Ministry of Health that they …

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The rigmarole continues at AHS with appointment of new Official

WEBHere is a quick history of the rigmarole of the AHS Official Administrator position: In June 2013, Health Minister Fred Horne fired the entire Board of AHS, replacing it with the …

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All MLAs Should Support Bill 201 and Ban Access Fees for Medical …

WEBThis afternoon, Gurinder Brar, MLA for Calgary North East, tabled Bill 201: the Alberta Health Care Insurance (Access Fees) Amendment Act.If passed, this legislation would …

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Government scheme to move surgeries to private clinics in BC …

WEBGovernment scheme to move surgeries to private clinics in BC absurd, costly and undermines patient care #ABhealth #ABleg #COVID19AB #HandsOffOurHealthCare

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Home care privatization about private profit, not better care

WEBWritten by Fom Friends of Medicare. June 03, 2022. Yesterday afternoon, the Alberta government announced they will be further privatizing home care services, releasing a …

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Privatization & profiteering continues as K-Bro is awarded sole

WEBToday, K-Bro Linen Inc. announced that they had been named the successful bidders for the Request for Proposals put out by Alberta Health Services in October 2020. They will …

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