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March 18, 2020
Alberta is bracing for the impact of COVID-19. Is our health care system ready for the challenge? By Alyssa Pretty, Communications Officer at Friends of Medicare. March 18, 2020. For decades, Canada has benefited from a single-payer medicare system, which is there for us based on need, not ability to pay....
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