Expert: Health Care Accessory Fees (Quebec)

The Quebec government has the intention to prohibit all accessory fees in health care. (La Presse)

Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Departments of Sociology and Epidemiology McGill University

"With the prohibition of accessory fees, Quebec would address the concerns of several citizen groups. But we need to be careful that this is not an excuse for another increase in physician compensation."—Amélie Quesnel-Vallée

Amélie Quesnel-Vallée is a medical sociologist and a social demographer with postdoctoral training in social epidemiology. Her research examines the contribution of social policies to the development of social inequalities in health over the life course.

Cellphone number available upon request. amelie [dot] quesnelvallee [at] mcgill [dot] ca (English, French)