Health Policy News

Primary Care Alberta shares practical steps from stair gates and helmets to safe footwear.

Members were to vote Oct. 29 on CFPC plan to have dues go up automatically with inflation.

The new bill says doctors who take ‘concerted action’ to boycott the government’s policies could face fines of up to $500,000 per day.

Under the proposed legislation, the lieutenant governor in council would become responsible for appointing the CMOH, rather than the minister of health.

Virtual emergency care is being proposed for four communities in British Columbia's Interior in an effort to reduce the number of emergency room closures over lack of staffing.

Premier Danielle Smith's government has said its new policy charging most Albertans $100 for the shot is an effort to reduce wastage and expense.

During the 2024 election campaign, Holt had planned to focus her first year on issues like healthcare and housing. But a month after her election win, Trump was elected south of the border.

The OMA held a press conference to highlight billing issues with OHIP that are bogging physicians down—and making them less likely to do certain types of work where the billing issues are more common.