The provincial government contracted several private surgical clinics to help clear the backlog.
Health Care
Premier Ford wants the federal government to cover 35 per cent of health-care costs, up from 22 per cent.
Last year, British Columbia became the first province to introduce a mandatory biosimilar switching program for non-medical reasons.
The estimated time to clear the backlog has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.
An estimated 80,000 Albertans were waiting for care in early May.
Planned changes would likely result in fewer new and innovative drugs available to Canadians.
The mortality rate per 1 million U.S. residents was 196 compared to 30.5 worldwide.
Treatable conditions may turn into more permanent debilitating conditions.
Australians can purchase private insurance for heath-care services.
Alberta hopes to mirror Saskatchewan’s successful wait time-reduction.
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