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The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press.
The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta's health ministry seeks cuts to more than 800 physician billing codes to save $400 million because of budget pressures.
Those codes lay out how much money is paid for specific procedures, sometimes based on the amount of time that a doctor spends with a patient.
"What has become clear in the last few months is that Alberta Health is looking to address its budget shortfalls through the physician services budget," Duggan writes.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...483261?cmp=rss
Cool tax cut in this years budget though. Gee, I just can't figure out why we have so much trouble recruiting healthcare workers. It's baffling.