Ethical Issues to Better Define Medical Tourism and its Protagonists in Quebec

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1087213ar

Keywords:

migrants, health inequalities, migrants without health insurance, health accessibility, precarious status, Quebec, access to care

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French

Abstract

This commentary analyzes the ethical issues raised by circular 03-01-42-07, which prescribes the application of a 200% fee increase to any person not affiliated with the RAMQ (public health insurance) for care delivered in a health and social services network establishment. This fee rule applies both to people who do not reside in Quebec (tourists) and to those who reside in Quebec without health insurance coverage. Assuming that it is intended to protect the health network from medical tourism, this commentary demonstrates its unfairness and inequity when applied to persons residing in Quebec.

(c) Han Han Li

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Published

2022-03-01

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[1]
Liv A. Ethical Issues to Better Define Medical Tourism and its Protagonists in Quebec . Can. J. Bioeth 2022;5:138-42. https://doi.org/10.7202/1087213ar.

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): Open Issue

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Critical commentaries

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Copyright (c) 2022 Annie Liv

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