'Having trouble making ends meet?' Here's why more Alberta doctors are asking | CBC News

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In Alberta, a recent pilot project has encouraged more doctors to ask patients about their financial situation and recommend social programs they may not know about.

In this April 9, 2019, photo, Dr. Megan Mahoney types into a computer at the Stanford Family Medicine office in Stanford, Calif. In Alberta, a recent pilot project has encouraged more doctors to ask patients about their financial situation and recommend social programs they may not know about.

 

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So most doctors limit how many health issues you can discuss during one office visit, due to time restrictions, but they should allow for extra time to discuss your finances. Or is it finances INSTEAD of health issues? 🤔

Yes lets keep up the farce someone cares while you continue to ignore WCBs and disability companies ripping people off. Privatize profits, socialize costs.

Not gonna do much since income support gives fuck all

Well here we go phase one of the socialist dependency agenda …infancy stage of making people dependent on government..the fact that we have leaders that think this is ok is just plain sick…

Do our over worked doctors need even more responsibilities?

Canada always boasts we have the best healthcare, so why do we have to rely on our doctors to give us angles on how to work the healthcare system? I just want a doctor...I'm a 4th generation Canadian (family has always been in the same city) and I don't have one. jjhorgan WTF?

This is a wonderful idea.

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