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The province announced Wednesday plans for a set of new reforms designed to enhance access to private, elective medical screenings and diagnostic services.

The new legislative reforms will expand access to privately purchase medical services like MRIs, CT scans, full-body scans and blood work.

Under the new regulations, if a privately purchased test reveals a significant condition, the cost will be reimbursed by the province.

Friends of Medicare criticized the new measure as failing to address mounting wait times and inviting increased privatization of health care in the province.

“To think that permitting Albertans with unaddressed health needs and money to spare to access potentially unnecessary diagnostic tests will somehow reduce our wait times is comple

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