Danielle Smith stays mum on out-of-pocket health payments comments

Premier Danielle Smith https://globalnews.ca/tag/danielle-smith is declining to say whether she stands by or is disavowing earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services as a way to keep the health-care system sustainable.

Smith has declined four times over the past nine days to say whether she stands by a policy paper she wrote in 2021, which urges Albertans to begin paying for services covered by medicare, including visits to a family doctor.

Smith’s United Conservative Party https://globalnews.ca/tag/united-conservative-party government has committed not to delist any current medically insured services or to having Albertans pay for services or prescriptions currently covered by medicare.

At a news conference Monday, Smith, when asked again where she stands philosophically on Albertans paying out-of-pocket, pointed to a long-term health funding deal Alberta recently signed with Ottawa.

“I believe actions speak louder than anything,” said Smith. Read more https://globalnews.ca/news/9649077/danielle-smith-alberta-health-care-payment-comments/

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