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Health & Healthcare

Primary care platforms

Here's what the 2023 Alberta election parties are promising.

UCP

  • Any medical services or prescriptions currently covered by Alberta Health Insurance will remain so

    '“I want to be clear: under the UCP’s Public Health Care Guarantee, we are committing to all Albertans that under no circumstances will any Albertan ever have to pay out-of-pocket to see their family doctor or to get the medical treatment they need,” said UCP Leaders Danielle Smith. “It means that a UCP government, under my leadership, will not de-list any medical services or prescriptions now covered by Alberta Health Insurance. No exceptions.”' — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-12

    "A re-elected UCP government will continue to ensure Albertans have public access to a family doctor and that no Albertan will ever have to pay out of pocket to see them." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-12

    "As we continue to invest and innovate, to deliver on the reforms needed to move Alberta’s health care system forward, we will only look to add new listed publicly funded health services. We will not de-list any health services currently available." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-12

NDP

  • Provide access to family doctors for all Albertans

    "With the Alberta NDP, if you need a family doctor, you will get a family doctor, and we will never make you pay for this."

  • Create Family Health Teams including doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals, commit $400M to hire 4,000 allied health professionals, and invest $350M to establish 40 family health clinics
  • Provide secure, polycarbonate health cards to every Albertan

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