title: Federal Court orders review of prospective immigrants' plan to obtain private insurance for HIV medication.
abstract: On 31 December 2009, the Federal Court allowed the judicial review application of Ricardo Companioni and his common-law partner on the basis that the ability and willingness of the applicants to defray the cost of their out-patient prescription drug medications is a relevant consideration in assessing whether the demands presented by an applicant's health condition constitute an "excessive demand".
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network.
authors.forename: Sandra Ka Hon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000191:economics*; D002170:Canada; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017149:Private Sector; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents