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Last updated on March 3, 2020

Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums were eliminated as of January 1, 2020. Learn below about paying outstanding premiums and applying for retroactive premium assistance.

Pay Outstanding Premiums

Elimination of MSP premiums does not forgive you from paying outstanding premiums owed. MSP premium debts from before Jan. 1, 2020 remain payable.

Pay Your Premiums

Retroactive Premium Assistance provides back-dated financial support for payment of MSP premiums, for eligible families and individuals based on their adjusted net income for past tax years.

Retroactive Premium Assistance

Persons who have or may be eligible for MSP benefits through the First Nations Health Authority or the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction should contact those agencies.

First Nations Health Authority Health Benefits
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
- Disability Assistance
- Income Assistance

A person who is no longer eligible for benefits (no longer a resident of B.C.) must notify Health Insurance BC of the reason for cancellation, the date of the departure from B.C. and his/her new address (see the form for Permanent Move Outside B.C.). Failure to pay premiums does not constitute notification to cancel benefits.

Leaving B.C. Permanently

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