Crippling insurance costs
Just got a quote back for supplementary travel insurance to stay at our little place in Texas for 4 months. Cannot afford to take it out but the consequences could be grave if we do not. Damned if we ...
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I don't know where you are getting your information from but here is info for rates in Vancouver from 2012. It shows an emergency room visit is $725, the daily ward rate is $3235 and intensive care is $8120. These are non resident rates. Uninsured resident rates vary from about 1/4 to 2/3 of the non resident rate depending on the hospital.
The link is from David Cummings Insurance Services Limited. His company suggests buying at least a $50,000 policy for Americans visiting Canada.
http://www.david-cummings.com/documents/canadian_hospital_rates.htm
HealthQuotes.ca paints a more expensive picture.
http://www.healthquotes.ca/blog/2012/07/05/Canadian+Hospital+Costs.aspx
This info is from 2012 and is for non residents. It seems to show that health care costs for hospitals is not the same across Canada. Looks like a 19 day stay in BC would run around $65,000 without any time in ICU. In the prairies 3 days in ICU and 10 days in a regular ward could run $98,000.
REGION
DAILY WARD
INTENSIVE CARE
Ontario
$1,724 - $3,324
$3,048 - $5,785
Prairies*
$3,148 - $4,998
$8,233 - $16,000
British Columbia
$3,235 - $3,385
$8,120 - $12,350
As an American I can see that a hospital stay in Canada could be quite expensive if I am not covered by insurance. My government supplied US Medicare policy and my former employer's retirement policy do not cover me in Canada unless I am traveling directly to Alaska.
The link is from David Cummings Insurance Services Limited. His company suggests buying at least a $50,000 policy for Americans visiting Canada.
http://www.david-cummings.com/documents/canadian_hospital_rates.htm
HealthQuotes.ca paints a more expensive picture.
http://www.healthquotes.ca/blog/2012/07/05/Canadian+Hospital+Costs.aspx
This info is from 2012 and is for non residents. It seems to show that health care costs for hospitals is not the same across Canada. Looks like a 19 day stay in BC would run around $65,000 without any time in ICU. In the prairies 3 days in ICU and 10 days in a regular ward could run $98,000.
REGION
DAILY WARD
INTENSIVE CARE
Ontario
$1,724 - $3,324
$3,048 - $5,785
Prairies*
$3,148 - $4,998
$8,233 - $16,000
British Columbia
$3,235 - $3,385
$8,120 - $12,350
As an American I can see that a hospital stay in Canada could be quite expensive if I am not covered by insurance. My government supplied US Medicare policy and my former employer's retirement policy do not cover me in Canada unless I am traveling directly to Alaska.
