The time it takes to get medical diagnostic testing through Alberta public health care is increasing, leading some Albertans to pay out of pocket to get it done privately.
The most recent publicly shared data from 2023 shows fewer magnetic resonance imaging scans are being performed through the public system while the time to get one done is going up.
She feels better now knowing she's going to be OK, but says she felt she had little choice but to pay out of pocket to receive a diagnosis in a timely fashion. "It's hugely concerning to see the shift in that direction and knowing that for a lot of Albertans, they don't have $800 or $1,000 to fork out for a health-care service that is, in fact, publicly insured and should be publicly funded," said Andrew Longhurst, a PhD candidate and health policy researcher at Simon Fraser Institute.
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