Quebec will ensure that its law on “RAMQ babies” is applied

Care for children from families without status continues to be billed by RAMQ

“I don’t understand why the health system is not aware of the laws that govern it” , protested the Parti Québécois health spokesperson, Joël Arseneau.

The interim leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec, Marc Tanguay, calls on Mr. Dubé to “correct the situation quickly” . “I have, among other things, a county case to that effect, and it’s heartbreaking,” he said Wednesday.

“Almost every week”

At QS, we call these migrant children “RAMQ babies”. “We have them almost every week,” said Mr. Marissal. I have an attaché who does pretty much just that. We spend our time chasing the RAMQ, then, sometimes, the minister himself. »

“There are moms who have much more severe postpartum depression because, when you have a $45,000 bill, you don't have a job , then you are perhaps even under threat of expulsion, of course, your life is hell,” he added.

Christian Dubé assures that the law he made adopted in the last mandate had its effects. “There are nearly 34,000 children covered since the adoption of the law, or 15,000 who were already registered when it came into force, to which have been added 18,928 children since June 2021,” his office wrote. “This is major and we must continue the work with network partners. »