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- Title
The origins of publicly funded medical care in BC and the BCMA's contributions.
- Authors
Fritz, Bradley A.
- Abstract
The article features the 50th anniversary of the health insurance plan sponsored by the government of British Columbia on September 1, 2015. Topics covered include the history of medical care in the region starting in 1919 with the initiatives of the Royal Commissions, the establishment of the Medical Services Association by the British Columbia Medical Association in 1940 focusing on employed individuals, and the implementation of the federal medicare program on July 1, 1968.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; NATIONAL health insurance; ANNIVERSARIES; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL societies; MEDICARE (Canada)
- Publication
British Columbia Medical Journal, 2015, Vol 57, Issue 7, p293
- ISSN
0007-0556
- Publication type
Article