Alberta UCP MLA’s Voted to Keep Healthcare Access Fees

Dr. Luanne Metz
@luanne_metz
For immediate release
November 20, 2023

EDMONTON – The UCP has voted against Bill 201, the Alberta Health Care Insurance (Access Fees) Amendment Act, that would ensure no Albertan would have to pay out of pocket to access health-care services in Alberta.

“I am disappointed that the UCP would vote against every day Albertans,” said Gurinder Brar, MLA for Calgary-North East who introduced the bill last month. “The line to see a doctor is getting longer every day under the UCP, and we haven’t seen this government take real action on ensuring all Albertans have access to a family doctor when and where they need one.”

Over the summer, a clinic in Calgary attempted to charge additional fees for physician access, which was finally halted after significant public opposition.

“The corners that physicians are being backed into by the consistent undermining of our health system by the UCP goes directly against the very values of public health care,” said Brar. “That’s why this bill was so important. It would fully protect Albertans’ rights to quality public health care, which the UCP is insistent on dismantling.” |Read more https://twitter.com/luanne_metz/status/1726746645935849630| twitter.com/luanne_metz/status…

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