Contribution Requirements for the Quebec General Prescription Drug Insurance Plan
News Release
This communiqué concerns you if you have plan members residing in Quebec.
New Requirements
Effective July 1, 2012, the contribution requirements for the Quebec General Prescription Drug Insurance Plan were changed as indicated in the following table:
| Before July 1, 2012 | As of July 1, 2012 | |
| Monthely deductible | $16.00 | $16.25 |
| Coinsurance | 32% | 32% |
| Maximum annual out-of-pocket | $963 | $992 |
| Annual premium | $563 |
$579 |
Impact on Industrial Alliance Group Insurance Plans
The legislative changes do not require an amendment to your group insurance contract, since the coverage provided is at least as generous as the public drug plan. In addition, our group contracts stipulate that “any modification to the Act respecting prescription drug insurance which relates to the basic prescription drug insurance plan will also modify the relevant provisions of the present contract”. As a result, your drug benefit is now adjudicated on the basis of the new parameters of the public drug benefit, effective July 1, 2012.
Further Information
Please contact your benefits advisor or your Industrial Alliance group account executive for further information.