<p>The investments, the premiums paid by Albertans into their public healthcare insurance system over a lifetime of work are being flat-out</p><p>STOLEN</p><p>by privatization:</p><p>They paid into the public system their whole working lives, but now they must pay up again, privately</p><p><a href="/tags/ucp/" rel="tag">#UCP</a> <br><a href="/tags/alberta/" rel="tag">#Alberta</a> <br><a href="/tags/privatization/" rel="tag">#privatization</a> <br><a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a></p>
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<p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ChronicIllnessHumor/115718979139390745" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@ChronicIllnessHumor/115718979139390745"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@ChronicIllnes</span><span class="invisible">sHumor/115718979139390745</span></a></p><p>Get ready Alberta.</p><p><a href="/tags/alberta/" rel="tag">#Alberta</a> <a href="/tags/ucp/" rel="tag">#UCP</a> <br><a href="/tags/privatization/" rel="tag">#Privatization</a></p>
<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>
<p>I heard a radio ad last night from our government saying that we have an epidemic of respiratory illness in Alberta but not to be concerned because not every medical emergency requires a medical professional when you can simply go online for health information, and our revamped health system has made these options available to ensure that you get the urgent online care you need in an emergency...</p><p>...feeling better yet? If you don't, you'd better pull yourself up by your bootstraps.</p><p><a href="/tags/abpoli/" rel="tag">#abpoli</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/privatization/" rel="tag">#privatization</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#publichealth</a> <a href="/tags/cdnpoli/" rel="tag">#cdnpoli</a></p>