The government that gave us the Dynalife lab testing fiasco has another bright idea.

This one is also about medical testing. It’s interesting on the surface but caution is advised, given the toxic memory of Dynalife.

That disaster created long lineups for testing, wasted millions, and then gave the province fully public testing clinics rather than the private ones the UCP wanted in the first place.

This new move, unsurprisingly, is a segue to private payment for a medical service.

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On Monday, the government brought in a new law that will allow people who think they need a lab test or imaging to just head for a clinic and ask for it. No need for a doctor’s requisition.

You’d get laughed out the door if you tried that now. But the government will enable clinics that can do this.

“Albertans are waiting too long for diagnostic testing,” said Primary and Preventative Health Services Minister Adriana LaGrange, who by pure coincidence was health minister during the Dynalife collapse.

“This legislation takes a practical step........

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