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Fedreal Superannuate Surcharge

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 […]

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Early Bird Plan Timing

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 […]

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Is the 30-day rule being enforced?

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We arrived in the U.S. on October 22 and will be heading back to Canada mid-December for Christmas, returning in January. At a CSA presentation, we were told that we must be home for at least 30 days before returning to the U.S. Otherwise, those days count as days in U.S. None […]

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Shipping a car

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Good day. First, keep up the great work on Bird Talk! Very informative. I recently had an auto accident on my way to Florida. While trying to arrange shipment of a second vehicle to Florida, I discovered the murky world of auto shippers. I did consider the drive-down option as advertised in […]

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Registering, plating and insuring a car in Florida

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We have left our car in Florida. We use it when we go back down for the winter. I am considering having it re-registered in Florida, obtaining a Florida licence plate and getting Florida insurance on it. How difficult is this? What are the implications? We do not want to return the […]

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Trouble at the local Florida licensing office

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Two winters ago, I did not travel to Florida because my wife Alma was being treated for cancer (and passed away), so I cancelled the insurance on the automobile that I keep in Florida. When I went to the local licensing office in Bradenton to renew my “tag,” I was shunted from […]

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Driving a US registered vehicle in Canada

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am a lifetime member of the CSA and, as such, have a question to ask today. I am involved with a company that owns several vehicles in the U.S. and I would like to inquire about being able to drive one of these U.S. vehicles back to Ottawa, Canada. This incorporated […]

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“The calculus of er charges” – An Investigative article by steve lopez

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear bird talk, la times April 1 page a2, investigative article by Steve Lopez, “the calculus of er charges” had some points of interest to us snowbirds. One that caught my attention was er billings being pegged at, or close to, insurance deductibles, in order to avoid scrutiny by the hMO. We previously carried a […]

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Problems with trying to sell “double-wides” in florida

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear bird talk, As I am a homeowner in Florida, i read with interest the article by dave hunter about his purchase in the sunshine state. As he attests, there is a large number of “bargains” to be had during these times of economic uncertainty. it’s almost like the saying, “if it seems too good […]

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Routine tests

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

If a person requires routine tests, for example blood work or an ECG that is not an emergency while they are in the U.S., how is that arranged and paid for? Laurel Pettigrew Cochrane, AB Response: Ed: No travel insurance policy covers non-emergency treatment or routine care for a chronic condition that requires monitoring. You […]

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