Alberta Physician Service Payments by Patient Age and Sex

Alberta Health provides annual statistics on physician services and payments per 1,000 insured persons, categorized by service type and patient demographics. The data originates from fee-for-service payments under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP). It is published annually by the Government of Alberta, with metadata last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze service_type utilization rates per 1,000 insured persons across different patient_age and patient_sex groups.
• Compare payments_per_1000_insured across different service_type categories to identify high-cost service areas.
• Model trends in physician service utilization over time using the annual time series data.
• Assess demographic equity by examining payments_per_1000_insured stratified by patient_age and patient_sex.

Strengths

• Data is published annually, enabling time-series analysis.
• Derived from official fee-for-service payments under the AHCIP, providing an authoritative administrative source.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and temporal coverage are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Data is limited to Alberta, Canada, and may not be generalizable to other regions.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, Alberta Health.

Collection Method

Aggregated from fee-for-service payment claims under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.

Time Range

Annual time series; specific start and end years are unknown.

Freshness

Updated annually; metadata indicates a recent update in April 2026.

Geography

Alberta, Canada.