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Continuing Care: Get the Facts
Get the facts on Alberta's continuing care!
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Blog: How does Budget 2023 stack up for our health care?
Last week, the UCP passed their final budget Albertans will see before voting in this spring’s provincial election. The government spent the days leading up to Budget Day trying to assure Albertans that health care would be taken care of. Premier Smith and her AHS administrator appointee, Dr. John Cowell even went so far as to declare that our health care system is no longer in crisis, a claim which was swiftly quashed by the people actually working on the front-lines of Alberta’s public health care.
But behind all the political boasting and rhetoric, how does this budget really stack up when it comes to Alberta's health care?
Written by Alyssa Pretty
March 08, 2023 -
Health Care Privatizer Decoder
Health care announcements keep being made... but something seems fishy. With all the politicking, real intentions can be hard to parse—That's why we created this decoder.
Watch out for these words! When the government uses them, what they’re really talking about is their plan to continue privatizing and dismantling our public health care system.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
February 22, 2022 -
Blog: Privatization STILL isn't the answer
Patients and health care workers in Alberta are suffering the impacts of a wide-spread short staffing crisis throughout our public health care system. But instead of listening to those on the front-lines and working to address it, our provincial government is pursuing an aggressive privatization agenda that will only make things worse.
Written by Alyssa Pretty
August 13, 2020 -
The facts on Pharmacare
Did you know that Canada is the only country with a universal health care system that does NOT provide universal coverage of medically necessary prescriptions? 😱 We need Pharmacare NOW!
