Climbing the walls: Structural barriers to accessing primary care for refugee newcomers in Canada.

نویسندگان

  • Baukje Miedema
  • Ryan Hamilton
  • Julie Easley
چکیده

For newcomers to Canada, health care delivery varies from province to province. In New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, newcomers are required to wait 3 months before they can enrol in a provincial health insurance program. Many newcomers purchase private health insurance to ensure health care coverage; however, those in one group of newcomers—refugees—are often unable to purchase such insurance. Newcomers initially have low health care utilization patterns, be it for primary or tertiary health care services. In those provinces that have a 3-month waiting period, the number of family physician visits increases shortly after the 3 months have expired. Where possible, newcomers tend to use walk-in clinics and emergency room services until they acquire family physicians.1 Overall, physician visits for newcomers are fewer than those of non-newcomers.2-5

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

دوره 54 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008