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Date: October 13, 1961

First Medical Plan

The Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Bill, the first plan in North America providing universal coverage, was introduced in the Legislature. It received royal assent on 17 November 1961, to come into effect April 1 (later delayed to 1 July 1962).

Tommy Douglas pioneered
Medicare in Saskatchewan

Date: October 13, 1961
First Medical Plan
The Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Bill, the first plan in North America providing universal coverage, was introduced in the Legislature. It received royal assent on 17 November 1961, to come into effect April 1 (later delayed to 1 July 1962).	Tommy Douglas pioneered Medicare in Saskatchewan