Alberta-based advocacy organization Friends of Medicare and the Opposition NDP say the province needs to put a stop to a Calgary clinic planning to charge annual fees for faster access to a physician.
"It's a concerning precedent," Chris Gallaway, executive director of Friends of Medicare, said in an interview Tuesday.
For that money, the clinic promises faster access to the clinic physician, along with other perks and services, including extended sessions, at-home blood tests and discounts on related services such as physiotherapy. Shepherd said given that the family doctor is the gateway to referrals for more specialized testing and treatment, a further bottleneck there would have an exponential effect on the rest of the system.
On Monday, Alberta Health spokesman Scott Johnston said the province is looking into the Marda Loop case, but noted doctors are ultimately accountable to the standards of practice set by their regulator, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta . Fiona Clement, a professor who specializes in health policy at the University of Calgary, said there have been membership-type clinics since 2008.
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