Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (R) and Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange speak at a press conference in Calgary in a file photo. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
The government of Alberta says it remains committed to ensuring that residents do not have to pay out-of-pocket for medical care, as a recent news report suggested the province is planning legislation that would allow doctors to provide services in both the public and private healthcare systems.
“We remain committed to upholding Alberta’s Public Health Care Guarantee, ensuring that under no circumstances will any Albertan ever have to pay out-of-pocket to see their family doctor or to get the medical treatment they need,” Maddison McKee, a spokesperson for Alberta’s Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange, told The Epoch Times in a statement.
