Gestor bibliográfico Crisis y Salud

Recently, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, announced changes to the Interim Federal Health Benefit, which provides basic health insurance for refugees. The changes, which come in the context of the government creating categories of preferred and non-preferred refugees, will substantially reduce and in some cases completely eliminate access to health care for refugees. Refugees are amongst the most vulnerable people in Canada, and any reduction in access to essential health care services will have significant negative health implications. The Wellesley Institute has prepared a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) of the proposed changes to the Interim Federal Health Benefit. HEIA is a tool used to analyze a new program or policy’s potential impact on health disparities and/or on health disadvantaged populations.