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Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I think it is great that the CSA supports the Medipac Insurance program and vice/versa. It is an important membership benefit to a lot of members and I am sure the insurers have a successful operation financially. However, what bothers me is that it is not cost effective for all members and […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My wife and I are members of CSA and I have my Travel Emergency Insurance with Medipac for U.S. travel (5 months). We will be in British Columbia for 10 days this summer. RBC Insurance says that we need emergency medical insurance and that OHIP won’t cover us. Are the RBC people […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My husband and I spend winters in Hemet, CA, and both of us have had to have medical attention there, at our own expense. I was hospitalized with pneumonia in December 2002, a pre-existing condition on my insurance. Remember, if you are paying the bill, you can deal. When we got our […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Gentlemen: Re: $40.00 Surcharge With regard to your CSA News article regarding the $40.00 surcharge that Medipac adds to their out-of-province health insurance policies. It is Not Fair that Federal Government employees must pay a $40.00 penalty because the Federal Government has a MEDOC Plan of out-of-province insurance available to them for the first 40 […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We are one of the couples who purchase extra insurance for our winter trip south. The only problem I have is with the Early Bird Plan. This plan comes out in the summer and we don’t know whether we can go south or not until usually the first part of November. As […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I was really pleased to see “Cuba a new option for seniors” which will now permit me to enjoy winter sun, provided I can get travel health insurance which I can afford. It would seem to me that your present insurance premiums are based exclusively for those that winter in the U.S. […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I appreciate the opportunity to alert your readers to the unfortunate experience I encountered with an insurance company named Pure Insure with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. On April 4, 1999, my flu condition progressed to the point that I encountered a severe cough. As a result, my husband took me to […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have been a member of CSA for many years and have been insured by Medipac without claim. There is one facet of my dealings with Medipac that I believe to be completely unfair. In our dealings with Medipac, they ask the question, Have you ever had cancer? I had bowel cancer […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Contrary to Ross Quigley’s experience (Editor’s Message), I got rid of the kid in me decades ago; he was always getting me into trouble. I tend to avoid adults who attend movies based on comic books and I’ve already seen enough fireworks. But I do have a healthy sense of wonder. The first time I […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have been a subscriber for a long time and have not seen any articles or letters inquiring about the technicalities of marrying an American. We all enjoy our winters in the U.S. and sometimes, romance happens. I am one of the lucky ones and am contemplating marriage in the future. As […]