Qu bec . Health insurance plan All Quebecers have access, free of charge, to a full range of health services under a health insurance plan in force since 1971.The plan is based on the principles of accessibility and universality of services and uses a mixed formula of public financing and private delivery of services. The government regulates health care but does not deliver it and finances it only partially. Qu bec's health insurance plan thus falls midway between a public plan and a private insurance plan. They have the right to opt out of the health insurance plan and bill their patients directly.
Patients are free to see the physician they choose.
Qu bec . Qu bec compares favourably with the major industrialized countries in terms of public health, which reflects the impact of the quality of health services offered, socioeconomic conditions and the quality of the environment. 79.5 74.2 7.0 United States 79.4 72.7 8.0 United Kingdom 1 79.3 74.4 6.2 1. Data for 1995. They are also covered by a publicly administered automobile insurance plan which provides no-fault compensation for bodily injury suffered by victims of traffic accidents.