By The Canadian Press

Doc pay

Docs gearing up for legal battle over pay

Feb 22, 2020 | 12:56 PM

EDMONTON – The head of the Alberta Medical Association says
they’re prepping for a court fight over the new pay and benefits
deal imposed on them by the province.

Doctor Christine Molnar says they’re exploring whether the
government is violating physician rights under the Canada Health Act
and under the Charter.

She says the A-M-A would rather work collaboratively with the
province, but says they feel backed into a corner.

Health Minister Tyler Shandro terminated the master agreement
this week, saying doctors would not get on board with changes
necessary to keep physician fees from ballooning by an extra
two-billion-dollars in the coming years.

The province says the changes are manageable because Alberta
doctors make more than physicians in other provinces.

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Molnar disputes those numbers, saying they are based on faulty
comparisons and that Alberta doctors are in line with the rest of
the country.