Talk:Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

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Please don't do to MSP what you've been trying to do to Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and Agricultural Land Reserve - that is, to import your personal biases against these institutions and programmes as a substitute for an encyclopedic recitation of what they actually are. Wikipedia is not a soapbox.

If you are going to proceed to extend a section on controversy, I think it behoves you to begin with editing Medicare (Canada), since it indicates that the provincial plan in BC is completely in keeping with the scope of the federal scheme. I quote:

Canada has always referred to their healthcare system as "healthcare". The term "medicare" was recently adopted and spoken by former Prime Minister Paul Martin during the previous election. Canada's healthcare system provides diagnostic, treatment and preventive services to every Canadian regardless of income level or station in life.

Each Province in Canada manages their own healthcare system. For example, each Province issues their own healthcare identification cards and negotiates with the Federal Government for money to cover their healthcare costs. Each province also provides their own Prescription Drug Benefit Plan, available to every Canadian regardless of income level. The prescription drug benefit is however adjusted for income, with a higher co-payment required for those with higher personal incomes. The prescription drug benefit is very comprehensive and rarely excludes a medication. Where there is a medication excluded, which is needed by a patient, the patient applies for coverage under the plan for that drug using a Section 8 form.

Dental care is not covered by any government insurance plans. Canadians rely on their employers, individual private insurance, or simply pay cash themselves for dental treatments.

The range of services for vision care coverage is widely varied amongst the Provinces. Generally, vision care is covered (cataract surgery, diabetic vision care, some laser eye surgeries required as a result of disease); the main exception is the standard vision test, which patients pay for if they have their eyes tested more than once within a two year period.

Naturopathic services are covered in some cases, but homeopathic services are generally not covered. Chiropractic is partially covered in some Provinces. Cosmetic procedures are not typically covered.

You may also want to look at editing the article on the Canada Health Act, since the BC provincial plan is entirely in keeping with the comprehensiveness requirements of the Act. Oh, and you should probably tinker with Ontario Health Insurance Plan while your at it. Be aware if you do, however, and if your edits are along similar lines to what you have done elsewhere, you will only buttress my case should I ask for more direct intervention concerning your account. I don't want to be a dick about this, but I frankly find editing to make Wikipedia a soapbox for your opinions annoying and disruptive. Fishhead64 21:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Rename/move to Health Insurance BC

Given the article states that "As of April 2005, Health Insurance BC is the new name for administrative operations of the Medical Services Plan (MSP) and PharmaCare, including Fair PharmaCare.", should not the article be renamed to Health Insurance BC ? I have NOT listed this at Wikipedia:Requested moves as it fails to meet criteria of needing an admin's help (i.e. the moving would be easy, what I wish to check is that there is consensus) David Ruben Talk 14:57, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

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Per your question if you go to the HIBC web page you will find that they call themselves the operational arm of MSP of BC.
ie: they are contracted to perform the admin and operational process fo MSP of BC—Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.180.218.80 (talk • contribs) 02:01, 26 November 2007
Ok, then Medical Services Plan of British Columbia probably stay named as it is :-) David Ruben Talk 01:16, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
PS having sorted out the redirect in Template:Infobox hospital, I note that Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital article are very stuby - if anyone can add to their infoboxes or the articles themselves, would be helpful. David Ruben Talk 01:36, 26 November 2007 (UTC)