Once the new legislation is in place, the Alberta Liberal's will fix medicare first by restoring Alberta's public health care system through a series of strategic investments. Once the system is back on its feet, a MacBeth government will consult with health care professionals and Albertans to develop clear five-year policy and planning objectives. Initiate the Rural Alberta Physician Programme providing tuition assistance to students prepared to work in rural Alberta for at least three years after graduation. Guarantee timely access to medically necessary MRIs for all Albertans. Re-introduce Bill 201, our Patients' Bill of Rights defeated by the Tory government in 1998.
Spending is about choices and priorities.
Our plan invests in the future of our public health care system and allows Alberta to become a leader in health care in Canada and around the world. Our first order of business will be to introduce new legislation to repeal Bill 11 that guarantees all insured medical services are performed in a publicly administered, publicly funded health care system.