Pharmacists rally against fee changes, say they’ll impact care
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Pharmacists took to the streets in Medicine Hat on Thursday to protest upcoming changes to their fees.
Approximately 20 people were present in downtown Medicine Hat on Thursday, speaking out against the fee schedule changes, which will take effect on May 17. Carrying signs which said “Gov’t! Lets work together,” and “Help Pharmacists Help Albertans,” the group marched through the streets, chanting “Patient Care First,” ending outside MLA Bob Wanner’s office.
“We’re concerned, we’re frustrated,” said Heber Costillo, a pharmacist from Bow Island who organized the rally. “It feels like we’re always the punching bag, and we want to be consulted as professionals, as people, to be part of the solutions to the strain on the health care system.”