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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
- Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences Primary and Specialist Care (SHCAE-PSC)
- Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences – Virtual Care and Pharmaceuticals (SHCAE-VCP)
- Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component (CCHS)
- Survey on Access to Health Care and Pharmaceuticals During the Pandemic (SAHCPDP)
Data tables and analysis
For products related to access to supplementary health insurance, including data tables, data visualizations, articles, and other product types see Analytical releases: Access to supplementary health insurance or view all analytical releases.
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