Fact: CIHI “small print” warns against using data out of context & NOT to compare. Adjusting for ALL types of payment (not just Fee-For-Service); differences in specialist:GP numbers; incldg ALL comparable prov = 16.6%
Other provinces’ doc assoc’ns have negotiated Increases for 2019-2022; adjusted = AB is merely 5.7% higher
“Once proper adjustments are made, Alberta’s average physician compensation is projected to be 5.7 percent higher than our comparator provinces by 2021/22...”
albertadoctors.org/services/media… by @Albertadoctors
“But again, context matters, which is why it’s important to point out that this projection is based on current status and does not factor in any government cuts (i.e., [when] consultation proposals are implemented).”
AMA President Dr. C. Molnar
Fact: not a complete myth but rather “myth-leading”. Keeping a flat health budget ignores pop’n increases, aging and growing complexity of pts & increased docs (many recruited by AHS)
Fact: aside from an ugly accusation of inappropriate billing underlying this myth (their myth-take!), this is NOT shown to be the case...
My part was merely some minor “translating” & wedging into 280 character snippets.