Interim Federal Health Program
Interim Federal Health Program
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The title “The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP)” appears as text.
Close-up of the IFHP website.
Announcer: The Interim Federal Health Program provides emergency and essential health services to refugees and refugee claimants who have not yet received provincial or territorial health coverage.
Pharmacist sitting at her computer.
Shots of the pharmacy and pharmacist at work.
Announcer: To receive pharmacy care, patients who are eligible present their documents to the pharmacist, who then seeks reimbursement through Medavie Blue Cross, the program administrator.
Announcer: This video demonstrates that process.
Pharmacist types in information.
Announcer: The pharmacist begins to insert information about the patient, their doctor and their prescription, in the language of their choice.
Announcer: After submitting a claim for each prescription, the pharmacist immediately learns whether the patient is eligible for coverage and how much they will be reimbursed for the prescription.
Video shows the first prescription being filled.
Announcer: The pharmacist will be reminded to dispense a lower-cost generic drug if one is available.
Second prescription being filled on the computer.
Announcer: The pharmacist is also notified instantly if they need approval from Medavie Blue Cross before the prescription can be filled.
Third prescription being filled on the computer.
Announcer: The pharmacist will know within seconds if a patient who is no longer eligible for IFHP coverage presents a prescription to be filled.
Close-up shot of a clock.
Announcer: The whole transaction, from beginning to end, can take as little as 90 seconds.
Close-up of the IFHP website.
Announcer: The pharmacist is reimbursed within two weeks.
Citizenship and Immigration title mark appears.
Canada word mark appears.
Video fades to black.