OHIP coverage
Posted date : May 21, 2024.
Am I wrong, or is it not the LAW that OHIP MUST pay to a member of OHIP the amount spent on a legal medical claim whatever it would pay to a Canadian hospital or doctor? Therefore, if it cost you $10,000.00 in the U.S. but OHIP pays a Canadian hospital $8,000.00 (Canadian), then OHIP must pay you the same amount as they pay the hospital??
Roger Bourdeau
Tiny, ON
Ed.: You are correct and this is exactly what the Canadian Snowbird Association has been fighting for since its inception in 1992. They were successful in their court challenge forcing the Ontario government to reinstate payments for out-of-country medical expenses; now we need to get the government to increase the amount which they pay!
