Alberta Doctors

• Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn’t blame physicians for delay

  If both sides can't come to terms soon, the short-term contingency plans include looking to bring in nurse practitioners, triage nurses, or boosting emergency room budgets.

  Health

  Mar 3
  
• Alberta plans to open door for doctors to work publicly and privately

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's UCP government is planning to table legislation that would allow doctors to work simultaneously in both the public and private care health systems.

  Politics

  Nov 19, 2025
  
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• Alberta doctors say province seeking to cut $400M in billing fees

  A memo by the head of the Alberta Medical Association says the province seeks cuts to more than 800 physician billing codes to save $400 million because of budget pressures.

  Politics

  Mar 13, 2025
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• Healthy? How you could lose your family doctor under new guidelines in Alberta

  Previously, doctors have used a lottery system when they needed to trim their patient list but the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta has released new guidelines.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2025
• Better pay, more options in new Alberta family doctor compensation model

  The Alberta government said the new primary care physician compensation model aims to not only help the province's existing, overworked physicians — but also attract new ones.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
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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, 2024
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• 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, 2024