2026-05-02 from pressreader.com

Part of med­ical ser­vices be­comes paid for by Ukraini­ans in Cana­da un­der the IFHP pro­gram Start­ing to­day, May 1, new rules for pay­ing for med­ical ser­vices for refugees take ef­fect in Cana­da. From now on, part of the costs will have to be cov­ered in­de­pen­dent­ly, which is al­ready rais­ing con­cerns among hu­man rights de­fend­ers, ac­cord­ing to CBC. Key points:

New costs: As of May 1, par­tic­i­pants in the IFHP pro­gram must pay $4 per pre­scrip­tion and 30% of the cost of cer­tain ser­vices. What be­came more ex­pen­sive: Copay­ments are in­tro­duced for den­tal care, op­tomet­rist ser­vices, as well as psy­cho­log­i­cal and psy­chi­atric care. Free ser­vices re­main: The state con­tin­ues to ful­ly cov­er doc­tor con­sul­ta­tions, di­ag­nos­tics, hos­pi­tal­iza­tion, and vac­ci­na­tions. Fi­nan­cial rea­son­ing: Au­thor­i­ties ex­plain the changes by the ris­ing costs of med­ical sup­port for refugees. Risks: Hu­man rights de­fend­ers warn that peo­ple may start avoid­ing treat­ment, which could lat­er over­load emer­gency ser­vices.

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