Alberta Doctors Pay

• Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says 2020 changes to doctor billing wrong, won’t be repeated

  Alberta's health minister says it was a mistake a year ago to try to make changes to physician payments on extended patient visits.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2021
  
• 8 rural Alberta doctors resign from Sundre hospital, more to follow suit amid dispute with UCP: NDP

  Opposition NDP Health Critic David Shepherd said the UCP government needs to immediately work with doctors to establish another contract through binding arbitration. 

  Health

  Jul 1, 2020
  
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• Alberta health minister ‘needs to step down’ after angrily confronting doctor over Facebook meme: analyst

  Calgary doctor Mukarram Zaidi said Health Minister Tyler Shandro and his wife lashed out at him on the weekend over a Facebook meme post.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2020
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• Canmore doctor closing practice due to changes in physician fees

  Dr. Cathryn Zapf said the recent announcement outlining changes to how doctors get paid is forcing her to close her office in Canmore.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2020
• New imposed pay plan a good deal for Alberta doctors: Premier Jason Kenney

  Premier Jason Kenney says even with looming changes to physician pay in the province, Alberta's doctors will still be the best compensated in Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2020