Subhead:Alberta’s new model proposes allowing privately-paid, off-hours surgeries to reduce public wait times at no taxpayer cost.#
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to allow private sector surgeries alongside public procedures to reduce wait times, as reported by the Epoch Times.
The government’s proposed legislation, announced Nov. 19, would allow surgeons and staff to perform both publicly and privately funded surgeries. This follows the draft legislation’s leak and subsequent criticism from the opposition.
