Danyaal Raza
@danyaalraza.com
family MD | UofT associate prof | writing + research on health systems & doing better | danyaalraza.com
Public versus private health care spending in Canada A new data dashboard from @policyalternatives.ca Canada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to change #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Public versus private health care spending in Canada | CCPA
Canada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to change
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Alberta's Bill 11 + Bill 29 have set up a staged, toxic mix of private-pay healthcare. Analysis from @alonghurst.bsky.social: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Alberta ends equal access to medical testing and treatment | CCPA
New legislative changes are formalizing Alberta's private-pay testing scheme that allows the wealthy to jump the line
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“If a surgeon can get paid four times as much in the for-pay system, they’re going to prioritize their time there, and that’s going to mean less of their time is available in the public system," said Dr. Braden Manns, a physician and professor of health economics at the University of Calgary.
Private billing law for doctors threatens universal health care, critics charge
Alberta's Health Statutes Amendment Act could create a "dual-practice" framework allowing physicians to provide publicly insured care and privately paid services.
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Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act became provincial law late last year and would, in its most controversial application, create a “dual-practice” framework allowing some physicians to provide publicly insured care while also offering certain privately paid services.
Private billing law for doctors threatens universal health care, critics charge
Alberta's Health Statutes Amendment Act could create a "dual-practice" framework allowing physicians to provide publicly insured care and privately paid services.
thestar.com
The federal government’s reluctance to weigh in on an Alberta law that could expand private health care is becoming entangled with Ottawa’s aversion to fuelling separatist sentiment in the province, health advocates say. New from @raisapatel.bsky.social
Private billing law for doctors threatens universal health care, critics charge
Alberta's Health Statutes Amendment Act could create a "dual-practice" framework allowing physicians to provide publicly insured care and privately paid services.
thestar.com
Smith’s illegal push toward private, for-profit health care threatens universal medicare and appeasing her doesn’t prevent the separatist threat. As I told the Toronto Star: protecting public health care is key to showing Canada works for Albertans. www.thestar.com www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Private billing law for doctors threatens universal health care, critics charge
Alberta's Health Statutes Amendment Act could create a "dual-practice" framework allowing physicians to provide publicly insured care and privately paid services.
thestar.com
This has flown under the radar for too long; the PM needs to act. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Private billing law for doctors threatens universal health care, critics charge
Alberta's Health Statutes Amendment Act could create a "dual-practice" framework allowing physicians to provide publicly insured care and privately paid services.
thestar.com
Please HELP Alberta! This is real data from EDM EDs It shows the worsening trend of completely blocked EDs Share widely and talk about this! Help bring this to the Premier/govt's attention (maybe call into her radio show, as that seems to inform govt policy!!!) 1/4
AI Scribes were the test run, now Supply Ontario has lessons to learn. Check out this recent piece by @danyaalraza.com and Dr. Sheryl Spithoff about issues with Ontario's AI scribe program. healthydebate.ca/2026/07/abou...
If AI scribes were the test run, Supply Ontario has lessons to learn - Healthy Debate
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We commissioned a new legal opinion to determine whether Alberta's Bill 11 regulations comply with the Canada Health Act. The conclusion is clear: they do not. We're calling on the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act before Bill 11 takes effect on September 1.
New legal opinion: Alberta’s Bill 11 regulations fail to fix two-tier health care scheme
Canadian Health Coalition calls on Prime Minister Carney and Health Minister Michel to enforce the Canada Health Act
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If AI scribes were the test run, Supply Ontario has lessons to learn Broadbent Research Fellow @danyaalraza.com reflects on the rise of "AI scribes" in Ontario, in a new article for Healthy Debate. 🔗 healthydebate.ca/2026/07/abou...
"Friends of Medicare executive director Chris Gallaway noted that Carney’s quiescence 'has been interpreted purposely by those seeking to privatize and profit off of our health in Alberta as consent for what is being implemented in Alberta.'” www.readtheorchard.org/p/regulation...
Regulations won't halt Alberta's march to 2-tiered health care, says legal analysis
A group of public health-care advocates are demanding the federal government withhold health funds from Alberta under the Canada Health Act.
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Hallucinations are only part of the story. Dr. Sheryl Spithoff of @healthtechsoclab.bsky.social & I break down what responsible medical AI scribe should fully include. healthydebate.ca/2026/07/abou...
If AI scribes were the test run, Supply Ontario has lessons to learn - Healthy Debate
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If you post on X, you are an active participant in the richest man in the world’s far-right, racist disinformation campaign. But, you know, gotta get that engagement clout.
What do we mean when we say healthcare innovation? Here’s one perspective -
Quick tutorial on how to opt out of Meta's new feature which allows anyone to tag your Instagram handle to generate AI images of you. @evystadium.bsky.social on Muse Image in 40 seconds:
Michael was a giant. I am so lucky to have cross paths with him. Gift link to a fitting tribute, via Andre Picard. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/76bb1cc...
‘Renegade’ family physician Dr. Michael Klein fought to demedicalize childbirth
Guided by his own groundbreaking clinical research, he aimed to stop the overuse of invasive procedures such as episiotomies and cesarean sections, while also championing the role of midwives and birt...
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Danielle Smith’s attack on Medicare & Alberta’s dual practice dead end:
These Canadian Drs hit the nail on the head! Dual practice has repeatedly failed to fix wait times wherever it's been tried. We need—& deserve—evidence-based solutions, which means strengthening & expanding our universal public health care. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Alberta's dual practice a false promise
Our opposition to dual practice should not be taken as support for the status quo.
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Why is the federal government allowing Alberta to flagrantly violate the Canada Health Act? @alonghurst.bsky.social #cdnpoli #cdnhealth www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
With Bill 11, Alberta is creating a two-tier system that will kill public health care | CCPA
Why is the federal government allowing Alberta to flagrantly violate the Canada Health Act?
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Succinct, elegant piece by @danyaalraza.com and Braden Manns on what "dual practice" is and does. Where's the federal Minister of Health? This is a clear violation of the Canada Health Act. Don't look away. #Never51st isn't only about fighting against Trump's chaos. It's about fighting *for* us.
The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · last mo.“parallel private-payment systems do not reduce public wait times. They increase them by diverting scarce resources away from public systems.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
“parallel private-payment systems do not reduce public wait times. They increase them by diverting scarce resources away from public systems.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Alberta's dual practice a false promise
Our opposition to dual practice should not be taken as support for the status quo.
edmontonjournal.com
"Every day, health-care workers across Canada hold a strained system together. Last week, Alberta’s political leadership made their job harder," argues Broadbent Fellow @danyaalraza.com for the Edmonton Journal. 🩺 edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-albertas-dual-practice-a-false-promise
Alberta's dual practice a false promise, Danyaal Raza and Braden Manns write. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA #CdnHealth
My latest, with Calgary's Dr. Braden Manns. Alberta must change direction. The federal government can help & enforce the Canada Health Act. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Alberta's dual practice a false promise
Our opposition to dual practice should not be taken as support for the status quo.
edmontonjournal.com
"The involvement of pharmaceutical companies in online prescribing platforms raises questions about the influence the companies have over medical decisions." @danyaalraza.com sees US-style medical marketing influencing Canadian healthcare decisions.
Latest in @thestar.com from me & the @healthtechsoclab.bsky.social. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Are you getting weight loss drugs from online marketers instead of a doctor? Here’s the problem with that
Aggressive social media campaigns are blurring the line between marketing specific pharmaceuticals and promoting direct-to-consumer medical services, and they appear to be breaking Canadian legislativ...
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