http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/02/15/british-columbia-mulls-over-expansion-of-private-health-insurance/ An unbiased look at today's health care issues Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/02/15/british-columbia-mulls-over-expansion-of-private-health-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Health Care Economist » Blog Archive » Alberta trying proposes a ‘Third Way’ in managing health care among resident Wed, 01 Mar 2006 07:48:55 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/02/15/british-columbia-mulls-over-expansion-of-private-health-insurance/#comment-3 [...] On February 15th, Health Care Economist reported on British Colombia’s attempts to reforms its health care system.  Now the Canadian province of Alberta is proposing its own reform as well.  The CBC in “Alberta’s ‘Third Way’ could mean health-care showdown with Ottawa” reports that: Under the so-called ‘Third Way’ patients will be allowed to pay cash for some surgery. But the reforms revealed on Tuesday will also allow doctors to practice in both the public and private health systems - and that’s where the threat to the CHA, something Prime Minister Stephen Harper has repeatedly promised to uphold, comes in. [...] [...] On February 15th, Health Care Economist reported on British Colombia’s attempts to reforms its health care system.  Now the Canadian province of Alberta is proposing its own reform as well.  The CBC in “Alberta’s ‘Third Way’ could mean health-care showdown with Ottawa” reports that: Under the so-called ‘Third Way’ patients will be allowed to pay cash for some surgery. But the reforms revealed on Tuesday will also allow doctors to practice in both the public and private health systems - and that’s where the threat to the CHA, something Prime Minister Stephen Harper has repeatedly promised to uphold, comes in. [...]

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