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Nov
Edmonton (Rajeev Sharma)— The Alberta government has introduced Bill 11, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, a wide-ranging reform package aimed at overhauling the province’s health system. The bill includes a contentious proposal permitting doctors to work in both public and private health care, a move the government says will expand patient options and reduce long surgical wait times.Before the legislation was tabled, Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange said the bill is designed to offer Albertans more flexibility while keeping the public system strong. She noted that patients would still receive core care through the public network…