Finance & Capital Management

Contract adds new tools to Alberta's already broad scope.

But will the move pan out for the company's shareholders?

Announcement part of a shift in focus toward being more of a health care provider.

Unreleased details expected to include compensation for diabetes counselling and smoking cessation as well.

Saskatchewan physicians continue to work under the fee-for-service details of their previous contract while negotiations continue towards a new agreement, said a Saskatchewan Medical Association spokesperson.

Tough to prove status as ‘employee’ rather than shareholder to merit tax exemption