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  • Healthcare policy
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  • Orthotic and Prosthetic care is crucial for individuals with mobility disorders.
  • Provincial healthcare funding models create variability in service access across Canada.
  • Alberta faces challenges in maintaining sustainable orthotic care access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide historical context for current challenges in Alberta's Orthotic and Prosthetic sector.
  • To analyze structural inequities in funding favouring prosthetics over orthotics.
  • To propose recommendations for sustainable orthotic care access in Alberta and Canada.

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of healthcare policy and funding structures.
  • Examination of Alberta's specific healthcare system, including Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL).
  • Comparative analysis of inter-provincial funding for orthotics and prosthetics.

Main Results:

  • Declining real reimbursement rates and increasing costs strain orthotic care provision.
  • A shortage of skilled clinicians exacerbates access challenges.
  • Alberta's funding model exhibits structural inequities disadvantaging orthotics compared to prosthetics.

Conclusions:

  • The governance of non-profit organizations may contribute to funding inequities, potentially reflecting a broader Canadian issue.
  • Urgent action is needed to address the sustainability of orthotic care.
  • The Alberta model offers potential solutions applicable to other Canadian provinces.