The Alberta government says a Calgary clinic has halted its plan to charge patients fees for faster access to its family doctor.
“The [Marda Loop Medical] clinic indicated they will not be proceeding with charging fees on Aug. 1,” Alberta Health spokesman Scott Johnston said in a statement.
It’s not clear if the clinic’s fee plan is on hold or has been scrapped altogether.
There were no visible notices to patients about the fees on the front door or in the waiting room when the clinic opened Tuesday.
A woman at the receptionist desk said she couldn’t comment and that Dr. Sally Talbot-Jones, the clinic’s
