The report, by Ernst & Young, has been reviewing the operations of Alberta Health Services, which is the day-to-day service delivery component of Shandro’s health department. “That (report is) going to, I think, recommend some significant changes in the relationship between AHS and the ministry,” said Shandro. Alberta is spending $20.6 billion on health this year, eating up more than 40 per cent of the operating budget. A government-appointed panel, led by former Saskatchewan health minister Janice MacKinnon, has said rising health costs need to be addressed and that Alberta is comparatively getting substandard outcomes for the money it pays. He said Alberta already has clinics and family doctors running their own offices while doing work paid for by the province.

Source: thestar December 30, 2019 09:00 UTC