This really is a must-read from @charlesrusnell.bsky.social. Not only does the AB gov't not care that private healthcare facilities are pulling specialists out of the public system — they're actively promoting it. Funnelling public 💰 to private pockets is the whole game 🤬.

#ableg #cdnpoli

“I am not working in those facilities because I find it morally inappropriate.”

A Tyee investigation found that Calgary anesthesiologists are being scheduled by managers, in response to government directives, to work in for-profit chartered surgical facilities, sometimes against their will. #abpoli

The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.

Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee

The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.

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  1. Just as predicted, wait times for simple, private surgeries (eg knee/hip/cataract) have gone down, while wait times for complex, urgent ones in the public system (eg cancers) have gone UP 😢.

    And the kakistocracy trundles on, propped up by the conservative disinformation machine...

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