Clinics, technicians question Alberta's new self-referral method for health tests | Unpublished
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Clinics, technicians question Alberta's new self-referral method for health tests

August 6, 2026

Some Alberta medical clinics are taking a wait-and-see approach to the province's new program that lets patients bypass their doctor and privately book diagnostic imaging tests.



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