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The Medical Services Plan of British Columbia (MSP) is a government-administered, single-payer health insurance in the Canadian province of British Columbia, operating under the auspices of the country's national Medicare program.
Telematic usage-based insurance (i.e. the latter two types, in which vehicle information is automatically transmitted to the system) provides a much more immediate feedback loop to the driver, [1] by changing the cost of insurance dynamically with a change of risk. This means drivers have a stronger incentive to adopt safer practices.
This includes the maintenance and improvement of the health of the Canadian population, which is "among the healthiest in the world as measured by longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system." [25] Health Canada, a federal department, publishes a series of surveys of the healthcare system in Canada. [26]
As she noted, the government decided not to expand coverage (e.g., to mental health and public health), but instead to incorporate much of the principles from previous federal legislation, the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act and the Medical Care Act, which were then repealed by the Canada Health Act.
Medicare (French: assurance-maladie) is an unofficial designation used to refer to the publicly funded single-payer healthcare system of Canada. Canada's health care system consists of 13 provincial and territorial health insurance plans, which provide universal healthcare coverage to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and depending on the province or territory, certain temporary residents.
The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act (French: Loi sur l’assurance-hospitalisation et les services diagnostiques, [1] HIDS) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1957 that reimbursed one-half of provincial and territorial costs for hospital and diagnostic services administered under provincial and territorial health insurance programs.
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Merged with the General Accident Insurance Company of Canada to form the CGU Insurance Company of Canada (now Aviva Canada). Confederation Life Assurance Company: 1871 1995 Acquired by Manulife and Maritime Life after bankruptcy Crown Life Assurance Company 1900 1998 Canada Life Assurance: Dominion Life Assurance Company: 1889 1985 Manulife