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Leaked documents show the government is planning to break up Alberta Health Services Alberta is planning to dismantle its provincewide health provider and may sell off its publicly owned continuing-care facilities, say leaked cabinet briefing documents released by the Opposition NDP.
"I want to be really, really clear. There is absolutely no plan to privatize health care. What we are going to do is strengthen health care right across the province," said LaGrange. The leaked documents outline a sweeping reorganization of AHS, affecting an estimated 250,000 workers. There would be a continuing care organization to oversee and run those facilities. During the reorganization, the government would also look to the potential of selling off AHS continuing care subsidiaries CapitalCare Group and Carewest.
Notley told reporters the change would create chaos, given the mandates of all four groups would inevitably intersect and overlap in an integrated health-care system.The proposal encourages regions to offer up suggestions through advisory committees, but decision-making authority remains with the four new organizations and LaGrange's umbrella council.
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