Commentary
Canadians are used to waiting for health care. We wait in emergency rooms, in queues for surgery, and on lists for a family doctor.
Despite being among the world’s biggest spenders on health care, Canada consistently underperforms peer countries on access and equity measures. Patients leave emergency departments without treatment, surgical wait times stretch on for months if not years, and too many report unmet health-care needs.
Canadians want change, and patients are running out of time. Fortunately, Alberta has decided to do something about it.
With Bill 11, the province is introducing a mixed practice model allowing physicians to work in both the public and private systems….