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Government expects $140M in savings this year with refugee health care co-pay

May 7, 2026
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OTTAWA — The government estimates that implementing a co-pay from asylum seekers and refugee claimants for some health care services will cut public costs by about 140 million. To address a soaring price tag for the Interim Federal Health Program, the government introduced the new co-pay on May 1 for supplementary and prescription health coverage. [] The post Government expects 140M in savings this year with refugee health care co-pay appeared first on Loonie Politics.

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