Policy recommendations for the Ministry of Health
Abstract
Health is a basic human right for all. The Ministry of Health needs to increase health providers’ awareness of the Interim Federal Healthcare Benefit (IFHB), provide immediate coverage from the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) to refugees, and include refugees as eligible beneficiaries under Alberta Labour funding accessibility.
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Key recommendations:
- Communicate with Alberta healthcare providers on the process to register for the Interim Federal Healthcare Program (IFHP) and the importance of access to healthcare as a basic human right for refugee claimants.
- Provide immediate and automatic coverage for the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) to accepted refugee claimants.
- Advocate to Alberta Labour to change its funding accessibility to broadly include refugee claimants as eligible beneficiaries.
Open access: Yes
Community organizations: AAISA
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Integration timeline:
Key findings: n/a
Key populations: refugees and refugee claimants in Alberta
Location: Alberta as a whole (not otherwise specified)
