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Quebec Blue Cross is a registered trademark of the Canassurance Hospital Service Association, a member of the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans.

History
In 1942, the Blue Cross Plan was introduced by the Québec Hospital Service Association, now named the Canassurance Hospital Service Association. The goal was to finance hospitals by providing workers with access to health services at a reasonable cost and through an advanced reimbusement plan. The approach was met with great success. The Quebec Hospital Service Association became the provincial representative in the Trans-Canada Medical Plans.

At that time, The Quebec Hospital Service Association, better known as the "Blue Cross Plans", laid the groundwork for hospital insurance that would be taken over by the state in 1961 and the public health insurance system that started in 1969.