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Access to supplementary health insurance
Domain
Health
Subdomain
Healthy care systems
Indicator
Access to supplementary health insurance
Definition
Proportion of the population with supplemental health insurance for selected coverage.
Measurement
This indicator is measured in Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences (SHCAE-PSC) and the Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences – Virtual Care and Pharmaceuticals (SHCAE-VCP). For this indicator, persons with access to supplementary health insurance are those who have insurance, either through their own plan or through someone else’s (e.g., private, government, non-insured health benefit, or employer-paid plans), that covers all or some of the costs of their prescription medications.
Survey respondents are asked:
Do you have insurance that covers all or part of the cost of your prescription medications?
- Yes
- No
- Don’t know
Data sources
Data analysis
- Access to prescription insurance and medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit in the provinces, 2021 (The Daily, October 15, 2024)
- Access to prescription insurance and medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit in the provinces (Indigenous Peoples Thematic Series, October 15, 2024)
- Exploring gaps in prescription drug insurance coverage among men and women in Canada using an intersectional lens (Insights on Canadian Society, January 10, 2024)
- Pharmaceutical access and use during the pandemic (Insights on Canadian Society, November 2, 2022)
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