<p>"Health Canada said a membership system was contrary to a federal law protecting people from paying for medically necessary care, as it meant Albertans were paying for preferential access to doctors."</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-patients-paying-clinic-membership-fees-get-better-care-audit-suggests-1.7599027" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-patients-paying-clinic-membership-fees-get-better-care-audit-suggests-1.7599027"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonto</span><span class="invisible">n/alberta-patients-paying-clinic-membership-fees-get-better-care-audit-suggests-1.7599027</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ucp/" rel="tag">#UCP</a> <br><a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/alberta/" rel="tag">#Alberta</a> <br><a href="/tags/healthact/" rel="tag">#HealthAct</a> <br><a href="/tags/privatization/" rel="tag">#Privatization</a></p>