Alberta Doctors

• Alberta government announces new compensation deal for resident physicians

  The government said the four-year agreement will provide "competitive and fair-market compensation for physicians in training."

  Health

  Oct 9
  
• Alberta health minister says more work to do on doctor pay deal

  Speaking to media Wednesday, LaGrange said she's trying to ensure the new deal, which was agreed to in part in April, is sustainable.

  Health

  Sep 25
  
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• Alberta Medical Association says delayed pay deal will hurt health-care system

  Health Minister Adriana LaGrange recently said the government is committed to getting a fair and sustainable compensation model for primary care physicians.

  Health

  Sep 23
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• Repeated pay cuts could be ‘fatal’ for in-home doctor care in Alberta

  Seniors says mobile doctors are increasingly hard to come by in Alberta following a series of pay cuts by Alberta Health for in-home visits.

  Health

  May 21
• Alberta physicians to receive funding based on patient roster size

  The funding provided is based on the number of patients on a physician's panel. The minimum number of continual patients required to receive payments is 500.

  Health

  Mar 24
• ‘Walls were shaking’: Calgary doctor’s humanitarian mission to Gaza truncated by looming danger

  An Alberta doctor who has been volunteering in Rafah for the past week has been told to leave because the situation is too dangerous.

  Canada

  Feb 20
• Doctors face pay delays due to Alberta Health scheduled holiday break

  Physicians part of the Alternative Relationship Plan received a memo outlining claims received over December won't be processed on time due to a scheduled holiday break.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2023
• Alberta doctors ‘trepidatious’ about changes to already fragile health care system

  The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are worried about the ongoing crisis in family medicine and the strain on hospitals due to staffing challenges.

  Health

  Nov 2, 2023
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• Alberta government urged to fix fractured health care, lack of family, female doctors

  Over the past three years, there has been a 78 per cent drop in doctors in Alberta accepting new patients and Albertans are concerned about the lack of accessiblity to health care.

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  Aug 22, 2023
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• Alberta premier threatens sanctions against Calgary clinic set to charge fees

  Premier Smith says if a Calgary medical clinic begins charging a fee for faster access to a family doctor, it will be shut down, fined or have medicare payments withheld.  

  Health

  Jul 28, 2023