Alberta doctors are accusing the provincial government of breaking its promises to lock in a new payment model for primary care physicians as the family doctor shortage drags on.

A new chair is being appointed to fill shoes Oberg held since October 2023 at Alberta Health Services. Effective Sept. 19, Angela Fong will take on the leadership role, and Oberg will remain an AHS board member.

An Alberta doctors' group says even though a new pay deal with the province is ready to be implemented, the government isn't putting its money where its mouth is. Dr.

The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) is urging the provincial government to implement a new compensation model for doctors and adopt a plan to stabilize acute care.

Alberta physicians say they can't wait any longer for the province's promised Physician Comprehensive Care Model, a model that would help ease current financial pressures.