Keeping our promises: Redirecting savings in our health care system to the front lines
During the election, we made it clear to Albertans that we would maintain or increase health spending under our health care guarantee.
But we believe that for the amount of money Albertans spend on their health care system, we deserve to be getting much better results.
A successful health care system isn’t just measured on dollars spent, it’s about timeliness of service and improving outcomes for patients.
For too long the hugely important Alberta natural gas industry has been neglected by government.
— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) June 6, 2019
We are changing that with the appointment of Dale Nally as Associate Minister for Natural Gas, with a specific mandate to help the gas industry.https://t.co/AjL8w0DtT4
That’s been the focus of our plan for our health care system.
That’s why we promised to find savings throughout the health care system so those resources could be pulled away from wasteful spending and directed towards patient care on the front lines.
Associate Minister for Natural Gas Dale Nally is doing critical work, bringing industry players together to stabilize prices and get the industry off life support.
— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) January 29, 2020
We will be there to support this vital pillar of our economy.https://t.co/WAsBpO4nU8
We conducted the first review of Alberta Health Services since it was formed and identified major opportunities for savings.
The report discovered between $1.5 billion to $1.9 billion in savings opportunities that could be better spent on patients, front-line care, and surgeries.
The NDP would prefer injecting cash into our healthcare system without ever demanding better results.
We’re taking a much different approach and we’re keeping our promises.
