Health insurance for Canucks

Cummins12V98 wrote:

John & Angela wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
So much for "FREE" health care.

Huh? The discussion is about travel insurance. What are you talking about.

HUH??????? " Health insurance for Canucks"

This is the title of the post. That's what I am talking about.

Thanks

Yes. Travel health insurance for Canucks when travelling out of the country. Travel insurance covers the differential between what Canadian health care costs in Canada and foreign nations...in this case the USA. Canada health care covers Canadians any where in the world...up to what it would cost in Canada. Canadians only need to get supplemental coverage on their dime if travelling to nations where health care costs more than what is covered by the schedule of treatments in Canada or specifically the province. In addition you must be a resident of Canada (not just a citizen) and depending on the province or territory there are time limits on how long you can be out of the province before your health care coverage is suspended. Some provinces are 6 months, some are 7 months and one territory is 364 days. This can however be superceeded by sending a letter to the provincial health care authority for those who are out of Canada longer than those prescribed times. Different provinces have different rules on this for frequency and duration. For example, when we go to Europe for a year in 2018 this will be the case for us. Canadian health care generally speaking is governed under the Canada health act of the federal government but administered provincially.

Hope this clears that up. Happy to answer any respectfully worded questions. All nations have different systems, this is ours.