Premier Danielle Smith and Matt Jones, minister of hospitals, make a health-care announcement in Calgary on Friday.--CP PHOTO JEFF MCINTOSH

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The Alberta government tabled Bill 11, or the Health Statutes Amendment Act, on Monday. The legislation includes a sweeping set of changes to the province’s health-care system, including the implementation of a dual practice model outlined in draft legislation leaked to the Globe & Mail last week.

The amendment would enable physicians to participate flexibly in both private and public health settings simultaneously, determining on a case-by-case basis which services they bill privately and which services they bill to the government.

Minister of Primary and Preventive Health Services Adriana LaGrange provided more informat

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