End BC's Dangerous & Costly Wait Period for Health Care for Immigrants
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Vibusha Kalanee Madanayake
3 months ago
Access to healthcare is a human right. We must end this racist policy.
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Juan you
2 years ago
Petition to end BC's Dangerous & Costly Wait Period for Health Care for Immigrants
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Sharyu Parkale
3 years ago
The 3 month wait period for MSP needs to be scrapped.
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nancy mitenko
3 years ago
Nancy Mitenko
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Lisa Wight
3 years ago
Health care should be accessible for everyone in Canada, regardless of citizenship status.
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Ida Gallo
3 years ago
I advocate for this but we do need to prevent this from being abused by baby tourism for future gains
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Meghan Kennedy
3 years ago
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This is such an important issue that I totally support. I work with marginalized women and children who need healthcare as soon as they arrive in Canada. They end up with huge hospital bills which causes immense distress, financial hardship, affects immigration applications and credit scores.
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Dr Jessica Fenn
3 years ago
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Absolutely agree. So many patients presenting late to prenatal care and harmful effects. Hypothyroidism missed, dating ultrasounds missed, genetic screening windows lost... or worse families forced to go into debt who care deeply about their pregnancy outcomes.
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Lydia Szymanski
3 years ago
Did you know that Ontario has removed the waiting period all together! The 3-month wait is too great a hardship on those who need medical care prior to being eligible. Please end the 3 month wait period for access to MSP for immigrants and students too.
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Tyler Nielsen
3 years ago
Eliminate the waiting period now!
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Jane Donaldson
3 years ago
As a provider of maternity care in this province I find it very unadvanced that the most vulnerable cannot be cared for under the current structure.
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Evelyne Perron
3 years ago
As a primary care healthcare provider doing maternity and newborn care, I see these inequities on a daily basis. It has to stop.
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Annette Floyd
3 years ago
It is time to end this policy. It is a huge bureaucratic nightmare for healthcare workers dealing with immigrants, dangerous and morally indefensible.
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Tamera Stilwell
3 years ago
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So true. Often people arrive with significant health needs and the delay can worsen their health. As a healthcare provider who,cares for people without MSP. trying to work in this system also uses a lot of unnescessary time and resources.
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Lenore S Clemens
3 years ago
full coverage for all
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VORAVUT POONPRACHA
3 years ago
As an international student who just arrived in BC, waiting period could cost me a lot of money for any health care service.
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Anonymous
4 years ago
I know first-hand that this is a hard transition to Canada as an immigrant to not have guaranteed health coverage
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Maria Sanchez
4 years ago
Mi petición es para cambiar políticas públicas atraves del Instituto de género y equidad.
Access to healthcare is a human right. We must end this racist policy.
Petition to end BC's Dangerous & Costly Wait Period for Health Care for Immigrants
The 3 month wait period for MSP needs to be scrapped.
Nancy Mitenko
Health care should be accessible for everyone in Canada, regardless of citizenship status.
I advocate for this but we do need to prevent this from being abused by baby tourism for future gains
This is such an important issue that I totally support. I work with marginalized women and children who need healthcare as soon as they arrive in Canada. They end up with huge hospital bills which causes immense distress, financial hardship, affects immigration applications and credit scores.
Absolutely agree. So many patients presenting late to prenatal care and harmful effects. Hypothyroidism missed, dating ultrasounds missed, genetic screening windows lost... or worse families forced to go into debt who care deeply about their pregnancy outcomes.
Did you know that Ontario has removed the waiting period all together! The 3-month wait is too great a hardship on those who need medical care prior to being eligible. Please end the 3 month wait period for access to MSP for immigrants and students too.
Eliminate the waiting period now!
As a provider of maternity care in this province I find it very unadvanced that the most vulnerable cannot be cared for under the current structure.
As a primary care healthcare provider doing maternity and newborn care, I see these inequities on a daily basis. It has to stop.
It is time to end this policy. It is a huge bureaucratic nightmare for healthcare workers dealing with immigrants, dangerous and morally indefensible.
So true. Often people arrive with significant health needs and the delay can worsen their health. As a healthcare provider who,cares for people without MSP. trying to work in this system also uses a lot of unnescessary time and resources.
full coverage for all
As an international student who just arrived in BC, waiting period could cost me a lot of money for any health care service.
I know first-hand that this is a hard transition to Canada as an immigrant to not have guaranteed health coverage
Mi petición es para cambiar políticas públicas atraves del Instituto de género y equidad.
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