Access to supplementary health insurance

Proportion of the population with supplemental health insurance for selected coverage.

This indicator is measured in the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). For this indicator, persons with access to supplementary health insurance are those who have insurance, either through their own plan or through another provider, that covers all or some of the costs of their prescription medications or long-term care (including home care).

The proportion of people with supplementary health insurance is presented by type of insurance (prescription medication or long-term care), as well as by whether the insurance is obtained through a government-sponsored plan, an employer-sponsored plan, a plan sponsored through an association (e.g., union, trade association, or student organization), or from another source (e.g., private plan purchased from an insurance provider).

Survey respondents are asked:

Do you have insurance that covers all or part of the cost of your prescription medications?

• Yes
• No
  

Is it...?

• A government-sponsored plan
• An employer-sponsored benefit plan
• A plan sponsored through an association such as a union, trade association or student organization
• Other, such as your own private plan purchased from an insurance company

Do you have insurance that covers all or part of your long-term care costs, including home care?

• Yes
• No

Is it...?

• A government-sponsored plan
• An employer-sponsored benefit plan
• A plan sponsored through an association such as a union, trade association or student organization
• Other, such as your own private plan purchased from an insurance company

• Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)

• 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)
• Difficulty accessing health care services in Canada (Health at a Glance, December 8, 2016)