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Alberta’s doctors’ group says even though a new salary agreement with the province is ready to be implemented, the government isn’t putting its money where its mouth is.
Dr says Shelley Duggan, the new president of the Alberta Medical Association, said doctors are worried that the province’s health care system is on the verge of collapse, and that the salary agreement is still awaiting approval from the province’s Treasury Board.
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Former association president Dr Paul Parks says Premier Danielle Smith promised the deal by September and the delay is hurting the struggling healthcare system.
Parks says the government’s work to break up the provincial health authority is fueling chaos and creating multiple layers of administration could hinder co-ordination.
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange recently said the government is committed to having a fair and sustainable compensation model for primary care doctors.
Late last year, Smith announced $200 million in federal funding over two years to help doctors keep their practices open, with the province rolling in another $57 million in February.
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