Alberta’s United Conservative Party government announced today it will spend $2 billion on health care in the 2023 budget.
If passed, the budget allocation would be the highest investment the province has ever made directed to primary health care.
At a news conference on Feb. 21, Health Minister Jason Copping said the changes are necessary to alleviate strain on the health-care system.
“The past two years ICU capacity had been maxed out. Emergency Rooms have been stretched beyond capacity. More and more Albertans are struggling to find a family doctor, and our health care workers have been burning the candle at both ends,” he said….