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Giving Albertans more Choice over their own Healthcare

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In accordance with the Canada Health Act, Alberta maintains a publicly administered health care system that guarantees universal access to medically necessary services, while continuing to explore additional options to enhance patient choice, physician flexibility and premium experiences for those who want them.

Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Subscription Tiers

Three simple ways to experience the same universal system in completely different ways.

BASIC

Basic

$0
Classic access. Character building included.
  • Personal Health Card: ✅
  • Hospital and health care services: Subject to triage, staffing, regional service alignment, evolving system priorities and operational capacity across the province and all four healthcare agencies.
  • Joint replacements and cataract surgeries: Free. Up to 22 weeks for standard monoclonal cataract procedures and 25 months for joint replacements.
  • Treatment for life threatening conditions: Guaranteed referral and diagnostic imaging.
  • Primary care doctor: ❌ Finding a doctor is your personal responsibility.
  • Continuity of care: ❌
  • Timely surgeries: ❌
  • Mental health support: ❌
  • Dentistry: ❌
  • Ambulance: ❌ Market price.
AHS PLUS

AHS Plus

Dynamic Pricing
Daily step count, biometric improvements and health services utilization patterns.
  • Personal Health Card: ✅
  • MyHealth Loyalty Points™: Collect points when you present your card to your intake nurse.
  • Hospital and health care services: May result in decreased wait times.
  • Joint replacements and cataract surgeries: Starting at only $2,000 per eye and $20,000 per joint. Get shorter wait times with direct billing.
  • Treatment for life threatening conditions: Slightly faster diagnostic imaging and follow up.
  • Primary care doctor: ✅ Waitlist enrollment guaranteed.
  • Continuity of care: ✅ Accessed through MyChart by MyHealth Records.
  • Timely surgeries: ✅ Available most evenings and weekends.
  • Mental health support: ◐ Access guaranteed through the Compassionate Intervention Act.
  • Dentistry: ❌ Ask your employer about benefits.
  • Ambulance: ❌ Market price.
AHS PLATINUM

AHS Platinum formerly AHS Vintage

$7,000/month
Best value. $70,000 billed annually. Save 17%.
  • Personal Health Card: ✅
  • Hospital and health care services: Priority triage bypass and direct access to participating specialists. Pre book with accumulated points.
  • Joint replacements and cataract surgeries: Immediate bookings, choice of surgical facility and surgeon, comfort package upgrades and flowers from Sam Mraiche.
  • Treatment for life threatening conditions: Expedited screenings, diagnostics and treatment.
  • Primary care doctor: ✅ Personal physician and multidisciplinary health team at your beck and call.
  • Continuity of care: ✅ Platinum Primary Care Team ensures smooth transition between all four health agencies.
  • Timely surgeries: ✅ Expedite your elective surgeries with accumulated MyHealth Loyalty Points™.
  • Mental health support: ✅ Limited to centres licenced by Alberta Recovery Model.
  • Dentistry: ❌ If you are in this column, you can afford good teeth.
  • Ambulance: ❌ There are no free rides.
Features Basic AHS Plus AHS Platinum
Personal Health Card ✅ ✅ ✅
MyHealth Loyalty Points™ — Collect points with intake nurse Pre book with accumulated points
Hospital access Universal access, subject to everything May result in decreased wait times Priority triage bypass
Joint replacements and cataracts Free, plus a long wait Direct billing for shorter waits Immediate bookings and upgrades
Treatment for life threatening conditions Guaranteed referral and imaging Slightly faster follow up Expedited diagnostics and treatment
Primary care doctor ❌ Waitlist enrollment guaranteed Personal physician
Continuity of care ❌ MyChart by MyHealth Records PriCT team across four agencies
Timely surgeries ❌ Most evenings and weekends Expedite with points
Mental health support ❌ ◐ Compassionate Intervention Act ✅ Limited to approved centres
Dentistry ❌ ❌ ❌
Ambulance Market price Market price Still not free

Frequently Asked Questions

Of course. Everyone still gets access. Some people also get shortcuts, concierge treatment and flowers. But technically, yes.

It is what happens when a public system starts talking like an airline loyalty program and a private clinic had a baby.

Because nothing says modern public policy like earning points while waiting to see whether your chart still exists.

Yes. Finding one remains a personal growth exercise unless you upgrade.

Yes. The jokes are satire. The push toward two tier health care is not.

Testimonials

“I upgraded and my surgery was scheduled this decade.”

AHS Plus member

“AHS Plus changed my life. I now sit indoors.”

Former hallway tier patient

“Platinum got me flowers, a surgeon and the distinct feeling public policy has left the chat.”

AHS Platinum member

This website is a work of satire from the team at Forward Weekly. But Bill 11 and the push toward two tier health care in Alberta are real.

Take urgent action now by visiting NoTwoTier.ca to sign the petition and send a letter to the federal government to defend universal public health care in Canada.

About the Author: Natasha Chiam is an Edmonton based writer who has had four joint replacement surgeries through the public healthcare system, thanks her lucky stars a retiring primary care doctor passed her chart on to a successor, and believes we should have never gotten rid of Alberta Health Care premiums.