Danielle Smith vs. Alberta’s health care 'monopoly'
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As part of Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to dismantle the provincial health authority, Alberta Health Services, the first of four new replacement agencies began operating this week. Last month, Smith also talked about transferring some hospitals away from AHS to third-party health services. And with a government grant, a private company is developing a business case for a health services “campus” in Airdrie. So why does Smith want to divide up the health care system when other provinces are struggling to unify theirs? What role does she see for private companies in the system? And is her vision of “competition” in health a solution or threat for Canadian care? CBC Calgary producer and writer Jason Markusoff is back to explain. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
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