Alberta health card post misleads on coverage

A widely shared social media post warning Albertans they could lose access to public health care if they fail to renew their health cards is circulating, but while it draws on real legislation, it lacks key context.The post reproduces language from amendments to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act introduced through Bill 11, Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2), which received royal assent on Dec. 11, 2025. The provisions outline a framework allowing the province to cancel a person&rsq