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Refugee health survey by province and by category /

12 Feb 2015

However, many of the same issues are likely to continue, given the complexities of the revised categories, the remaining gaps and the means of delivery. [...] The website is found by some to be easily accessible and the pathway to information such as the Benefits Grid easy to follow. [...] The Ontario government’s December 2013 11 Canadian Council for Refugees announcement of the program states that PSRs are eligible for medication coverage.12 However, there is no information about access for PSRs on the website of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, where the program is identified as the Ontario Temporary Health Program for Refugee Claimants13, and the Service Ontari [...] Refugee claimants who have a work permit are eligible for the Medical Services Plan (MSP) and potentially for Pharmacare.19 The only places in Vancouver that take patients with no IFHP or Medical Services Plan (MSP) coverage for non-emergency care are the Bridge Clinic (serves refugee claimants and GARs) and the BC Women’s Hospital newcomer clinic for immigrant, refugee and non-status women (they [...] In September 2014, the Alberta government stated that it was exploring options to address the health care service gaps created by changes to the IFHP.22 Since the federal government's expansion of IFHP coverage in November 2014, the Government of Alberta has not indicated its position on this issue.
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