Term: Cancellation of Healthcare Coverage
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2022-09-20
Definition:
A Manitoba resident may have their provincial healthcare coverage cancelled in the Manitoba Health Insurance Registry for a variety of reasons including:
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death,
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moving out of province, either to another province / territory or out of country,
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joining the military or RCMP,
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becoming an inmate of a federal prison,
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no longer a ward of the province,
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expiration of a visa for temporary residents or international students,
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cannot be located, or
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other
The variables in the Manitoba Health Insurance Registry data relevant to the cancellation of healthcare coverage include: Coverage End Date (CANCDT) and Reason for Cancellation of Healthcare Coverage Code (CANCCODE).
Using the appropriate Cancellation of Healthcare Coverage Reason codes, these can be used as a proxy for moves out of the province in order to calculate indicators such as outmigration. For temporary residents or students on a visa, the cancellation date is based on the visa expiry date.
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References
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Urquia M, Walld R, Prior H, Detillieux G, Eze N, Koseva I.
The Diversity of Immigrants to Manitoba, Migration Dynamics and Basic Healthcare Service Use.
Winnipeg, MB:
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy,
2020. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)