zmason@medicinehatnews.com The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance Premiums Act will add a new requirement for Alberta residents to regularly renew their health card in order to remain eligible to receive insured services from the
How does renewing health cards not cost money? It’ll cost money, but the UCP is saying they’ll put that cost on Alberta.
I’m not convinced that such a step would even solve the alleged problem of potential abuse. Really, I’m not sure how serious the issue is either as the UCP are rather vague. But I am certain that this will have massive impact on the vulnerable, the folks who don’t have ID to begin with.