Yesterday while covering for a rural emergency room, I helped to diagnose, investigate, and treat high blood pressure, manage diabetes, give treatment for an UTI, and flush out someone& #39;s ear wax. These are issues that typically should not be dealt with in ER. 1/n

But I cannot blame these patients for coming to ER for the non-urgent issues, because they have no family doctors to help them. I make more money doing the same work in ER than in my office. When people come to the hospital, they need to register, be triaged, 2/n

be assessed by nursing, etc. which all cost our health care ++money than if these issues are dealt with by their family doctors. Building a strong medical home is critical to an effective and cost-efficient health care for all Canadians. 3/n

But instead, @Alberta_UCP is attacking primary care. They say that Albertans& #39; health needs are not complex. They say that Albertans& #39; mental health issues are not severe. They say that all these changes are necessary to save money. But what they fail to realize is that 4/n

it is far more expensive to fix the fences after all the horses have run away. Investing in Albertans& #39; health now makes them healthier, so that we all suffer less in the long-run. #stophurtingAlbertaKenney Strop driving our doctors away for your Americanized health care. 5/n