All Quebecers will
pay premiums to fund
new drug plan
A new "universal and contributory" drug plan that will extend drug coverage to 1.2 million uninsured Quebecers will be functioning by next January, Health Minister Jean Rochon says. The plan (see CMAJ 1996; 154: 1264 [in brief / en bref]) is expected to save the province about $200 million a year because of premiums the province will collect. Rochon told the Montreal Gazette the details won't be released until later in the spring.
Some 4.5 million Quebecers are currently covered by private drug plans, while another 1.5 million senior citizens and welfare recipients receive free coverage. Rochon told the Gazette all Quebec residents will pay income-based premiums to fund the plan.
| CMAJ May 1, 1996 (vol 154, no 9) /
JAMC le 1er mai 1996 (vol 154, no 9) |
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