What changed on July 31
The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides limited, temporary health coverage to eligible refugees, refugee claimants and some others. Medavie Blue Cross, the program's administrator, lists a new Basic Coverage benefit grid dated July 31, 2026, and marks the previous Basic Coverage grid as expired on July 31, 2026. A Supplemental Coverage grid with the same date is also listed.
The administrator's page does not summarize which items changed. Read the new Basic Coverage grid itself, or ask the IFHP help centre, to see whether a particular service or device is affected.
What the benefit grids set out
Each benefit in a grid states its prescription requirements, its dollar and frequency limits and whether prior approval is required. Basic coverage and supplemental coverage are set out in separate grids, so an item can be treated differently in each.
Being listed in a grid does not mean that every product or service is approved for every person. Prior approval may still be required, particularly for higher-cost services and devices.
What beneficiaries should do
- Show the provider a valid IFHP eligibility document.
- Ask the provider to check the specific benefit and any approval requirement in the current grid before the service or device is arranged.
- Do not assume that an amount paid privately will be reimbursed.
- Use the current grid. Older grids may show different coverage, and the previous basic grid expired on July 31, 2026.