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ESMAIL, MOIR: More choice means better health care for Albertans

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According to an announcement Thursday by the Smith government, starting in September some physicians in Alberta will be allowed to treat patients in both the public health-care system and on a privately-paid basis. Opponents of this reform will erroneously proclaim the demise of the province’s universal health-care system and a shift towards ‘American-style two-tiered’ health care.

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