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The Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (French pronunciation: [ʁeʒi də lasyʁɑ̃s maladi dy kebɛk], RAMQ, often pronounced "ram-q" by French and English speakers alike) is the government health insurance board in the province of Quebec, Canada. The no-longer-official English name is Quebec Health Insurance Board. [1]
Health regions, also called health authorities, are a governance model used by Canada's provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver public health care to all Canadian residents. Health care is designated a provincial responsibility under the separation of powers in Canada's federal system. Most health regions or health ...
The Canadian health care system is often compared to the U.S. system. According to a report by the New York-based independent health-care advocacy group, The Commonwealth Fund, that compared 11 rich countries, over 25% of Canadians report a body-mass index of 30 or higher—a measure
Quebec received their first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines on December 13, 2020. [2] Priority vaccination of long-term care home residents and healthcare workers began the next day, with an 89-year-old resident of a long-term care home in Quebec City being the first in the province and country to receive a vaccine. [3]
Maison Paul-Triquet - Shelter for long-term care for veterans; Centre de traitement en santé mentale dans la communauté - Located in Sillery, care of patients with psychiatric problems; Centre de pédopsychiatrie - Located in the former building of the Hôtel-Dieu du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, care of children (0-17) with psychiatric problems
The goal was to provide workers with access to health services at a reasonable cost and through an advanced reimbursement plan. The Blue Cross prepaid plan was based on similar Blue Cross plans offered in the United States that covered hospital care for their members, including diagnosis, treatment and surgical services. [3]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ ɔspitalje ynivɛʁsitɛʁ də kebɛk], CHUQ) is a network of three teaching hospitals affiliated with the medical school of Université Laval and several specialized institutions in Quebec City, Canada.
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.