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Improving Alberta's health system
Health spending, including health capital support, will top $10 billion in 2006-07, about 37 per cent of the entire provincial budget.
Health and Wellness operating spending increases 7.5 per cent in 2006-07.
Highlights include:
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Increase of $338 million for base operating funding to health authorities, a 6 per cent increase.
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$748 million will be spent on health capital, including $672 million in capital grants to health authorities.
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$42 million to improve continuing care through changes such as increasing the number of nursing hours and personal care in long-term facilities, and to increase therapy, implement new health care standards and improve case co-ordination.
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$27 million will be spent in 2006-07 to address wait times for selected surgeries and procedures.
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Enhanced subsidies for health care insurance premiums to benefit over 140,000 Albertans.
Budget 2006 - Health spending details
Budget 2006 - Continuing care details
More information
2006-07 Health Authority Operating Grants
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