Population Data BC

MSP - Fee Item Field information

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Background information from the BC Ministry of Health Services metadata dictionary, 2006

"Established in 1965, the Medical Services Plan (MSP) is the publicly funded program that pays for medical and health care services on behalf of residents of British Columbia. This includes all medically required services of general practitioners and specialists; laboratory services and diagnostic procedures, including x-rays and ultrasound examinations; and dental and oral surgery when performed in hospital.

Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium data sets

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Data source: various (see CANUE data set specific documentation available on the CANUE website)

PharmaCare files - brief description of plan type (up to May 1, 2003)

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British Columbia residents automatically qualify for PharmaCare coverage by registering with the Medical Services Plan. Pharmacare has seven different plans which target specific sub-sets of the population.

Plan A - Senior Citizens

Plan A provides assistance to BC seniors. Residents aged 65 and older who are registered with the Ministry of Health are provided with a gold CareCard. New senior residents to BC receive gold care cards once medical coverage is in effect.

PharmaCare data set

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Data source: BC Ministry of Health

Patient Centered Measurement: Emergency Department Survey 2018

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Data sources

Patients who received Emergency Health Services from one of BC’s 108 emergency departments, urgent care centres, and diagnosis and treatment centres between January 1, 2018 and March 31, 2018 were eligible to participate in the 2018 Emergency Department Patient Survey. Data from patients in the 6 health authorities (Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health, Northern Health, Provincial Health Services Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health) and Providence Health Care is included.

Patient Centered Measurement: The Acute Inpatient Survey 2016/17

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Data sources

78 Acute Care Hospitals and 2 freestanding rehabilitation hospitals in 6 health authorities (Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Northern Health, Provincial Health Services Authority) and Providence Health Care.