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Calgary medical clinic will not move ahead with fee plan: Ministry of HealthThe Alberta government says a Calgary medical clinic that was planning to charge membership fees for faster access to a doctor has cancelled approach ahead of its introduction.CanadaJul 31, 2023
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Sask. doctor warns about Calgary medical clinic fee: ‘It would dramatically worsen access’Dr. Adam Ogieglo in Saskatchewan said a medical clinic membership pay structure, if it were to gain traction, would swamp emergency rooms much more than they already are.HealthJul 27, 2023
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Alberta clinic charging for access to doctors would break medicare laws, Health Canada saysHealth Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws.HealthJul 26, 2023
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Alberta election fact check: Does Danielle Smith want to ‘sell off’ hospitals?Danielle Smith's political opponents are accusing her of wanting to "sell off hospitals" in Alberta. Did she actually say that?PoliticsMay 18, 2023
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Here’s what Canadians want as high-stakes health summit begins: ‘A significant shift’As premiers gather for a health summit with the PM, a majority of Canadians say they want more funding for health care - but many also want plans attached to increased spending.PoliticsFeb 7, 2023
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Premier Smith moves ahead with health-care reform without federal fundingPremiers across the country have been asking for more federal healthcare funding for over a year to no avail. Premier Smith says she's not waiting for the feds any longer.PoliticsJan 10, 2023
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One year later, advocates say $45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet releasedThe federal government announced the fund, to be spread out over three years starting in 2021-22, in last year's budget.HealthMay 8, 2022
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Group opposes forced transfer of B.C. patients seeking medically-assisted deathsDying With Dignity Canada says forced transfers happen when a patient makes an end-of-life choice but is being treated in a facility that forbids medical assistance in dying.HealthMar 7, 2022
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Canadian government could fund N.B. abortion clinic directly, says constitutional lawyerOne legal expert argues that the federal government could fund the clinic through grants, or impose harsher penalties on the province if it continues to refuse funding.PoliticsAug 4, 2021
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Feds ‘working extremely hard’ on abortion access in New Brunswick: TrudeauOn Tuesday, Trudeau said he will continue 'to impress strongly upon the government of New Brunswick how it needs to keep up its obligations under the Canada Health Act.'CanadaJul 27, 2021
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