Provincial audit turns up more than 40 medical clinics advertising membership fees
24-04-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca

Provincial audit turns up more than 40 medical clinics advertising membership fees

Alberta's health ministry says an audit announced last December has determined that more than 40 medical clinics in the province are advertising membership fees for services, nearly a year after one such plan landed a Calgary clinic in hot water.
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