How do I contact Ramq?

By telephone

Québec area: 418 646-4636.
Montréal area: 514 864-3411.
Throughout Québec: 1 800 561-9749.
Outside Québec: 514 864-3411.

What is not covered by RAMQ?

Costs not covered by the RAMQ Physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractics, osteopathy, etc. Dental care. Eye care. Cosmetic procedures.

Who is eligible for RAMQ?

Persons eligible for the public plan Persons without access to a private plan. Children under age 18 living in Quebec whose parents do not have access to a private plan. Children under age 18 temporarily living in Québec for more than 6 months. Persons age 65 and over who have not joined a private plan.

Is healthcare free in Québec?

In Quebec, health and social services are provided by the same government department. One of the advantages of this unique feature of life in Quebec is that all of Quebecers’ health and welfare needs can be taken care of free of charge.

Is Ramq free?

Programs for free access to medications, supplies and services | Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ)

What is your Ramq number?

It is added on the card below the last name at birth. The sequential number is the number of cards we have issued to you since 1984.

Is MRI covered by RAMQ?

RAMQ does not cover magnetic resonance imagery, or MRIs, computer axial tomography (CT or CAT scans) or ultrasound imagery, unless those exams are conducted in hospital.

Is RAMQ mandatory?

If you are settled in Québec and eligible for a private plan, you must join that plan and provide coverage under it for your spouse and children. If you are temporarily staying in Québec and are age 18 and older, you are not eligible for the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan administered by RAMQ .

Is RAMQ free?

Is Québec Healthcare good?

The city is home to a host of clinics, hospitals and university health centres offering a diverse range of quality care to patients. Access to services is unparalleled and thanks to a public and universal health insurance system, residents can benefit from excellent health coverage.

Does Québec have private health care?

The Canadian province of Quebec plans to reshape its public healthcare system to include more private medical care, in a move that has provoked strong support and virulent criticism across Canada. …

Is chemo free in Québec?

Intravenous cancer drugs are fully covered in all provinces; oral chemotherapy drugs are not. In Western Canada and in Quebec, oral chemotherapy drugs are fully covered; in Ontario and Atlantic Canada, patients sometimes bear responsibility for some or all of the costs.