Billion dollar federal health care funding covers 3 years (CHAT NEWS TODAY)
Alberta and Ottawa agree on billion dollar health care funding
Dec 21, 2023 | 11:06 AM
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EDMONTON — Alberta has signed a more than one-billion-dollar, three-year deal with the federal government to help fund improvements to the province’s health-care system.
It’s the third province to come to an agreement with Ottawa after British Columbia signed a similar one in October and Prince Edward Island inked its deal on Tuesday.
The bilateral deals are part of a 196-billion-dollar, 10-year national health accord Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered to premiers in February.
Alberta says it will use the money to increase access to primary care providers, improve diagnostic imaging capacity, enhance Albertans’ ability to access digital health services, and expand integrated services for youth mental health.
