‘We Have 500K More Health Care Cards than We Have People in Alberta’: Smith Defends Expiry Date

‘We have 500K more health care cards than we have people in Alberta’: Smith defends expiry date

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith confirmed that the province’s health care cards now come with an expiry date.

Health coverage in Alberta can now expire with driver's licence

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com As the province rolls out new integrated identification cards, the Opposition NDP is concerned they will add new obstacles for Albertans accessing health care. The UCP government consolidated the information found on a driver’s licence and health card onto one piece of identification in July. The cards now also feature citizenship markers. The previous

Saturday's letters: Questions remain about all-in-one driver's licences

The Alberta government requires Albertans to pay privately for health care if they do not have a valid Alberta Health number. The UCP plan to have citizenship and one's Alberta Health number added to each driver's licence, with the stated goal to have both renewed every five years when the driver's licence is renewed.

Alberta health cards now have expiration dates. Here’s what you need to know

The province’s new three-in-one IDs mean Alberta health cards are not just transitioning from paper to plastic — they now come with an expiry date.