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PSHCP

Public Service Health Care Plan

In plain English

The supplementary health plan for federal employees and pensioners — prescriptions, paramedical, out-of-country.

Where you’ll see it

Benefits. Separate from provincial health coverage, and separate again from the dental plan.

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