Opinion: Alberta's preventive health testing isn't like Japan or Europe: It's a risky experiment

Beginning July 31, Alberta will allow adults to self-refer and pay privately for MRI, CT scans, ultrasounds, and X-rays without a physician’s referral. Alberta’s government defends the policy by pointing to countries like Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and South Korea. That comparison does not withstand scrutiny. Alberta is introducing a fundamentally different approach from the systems […]