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Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, The Arizona SB 1070-style laws seem to have won the recent election in many states, Florida included. Are you tracking this issue? I would like to see a report such as the one which you have on the provinces’ health care: which states have passed such laws, which are pending, what documents […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Re: Letter from Warren Davis Re: Florida Tax Crisis – CSANews Fall 2007 Is Governor Charlie Crist really listening? Will his legislative reforms substantially reduce the financial burden on snowbirds who own property in Florida? This writer says, not nearly as much as he would like us to believe. His letter sent […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I know you have received many letters regarding out-of-country medical expenses submitted to OHIP, but I thought your readers might be interested in my experience. On June1, 2005, I underwent coronary bypass surgery. When applying for out-of-country medical coverage for the following winter I took out a policy with Medipac with a […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk: Thank you for the wonderful show and meeting in Yuma, AZ. We get great joy in being updated on home after being away from our homeland for so many months. Our reason for writing this is to voice our complaints against Elections Canada. We phoned right away and our ballots were late […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Similar to many other Canadian Snowbirds, my wife and I spend 179-180 days in the U.S. every winter, saving 2 or 3 days in case something unforeseen should happen, so as not to exceed the 182 days allowed by the B2 visa. Since Canadian and U.S. border services now share or will […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Does any travel health insurance company offer a policy for travel exclusively in Canada? If not, why not? It should be relatively inexpensive and cover those situations that your home province does not cover. Can you advocate on our behalf? Victor Wall Lac du Bonnet, MB Response: Ed: The Medipac Annual plan covers unlimited 23-day […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

As a result of a recent medical trauma, I have discovered a disturbing aspect of the use of top-up insurance. In the event of a medical incident occurring late on the last day of primary insurance, it will probably not be covered by the primary insurer if treatment is not sought until the next day. […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I was unable to get a favourable quote from Medipac (last fall) as I have a 4.6 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. I am 67 years old. My surgeon will not operate until it gets to 5.5 cm. I have been spending three months in Myrtle Beach for the last 12 years and […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My husband and I spend four months in Florida each winter. I have 62 days’ coverage through my Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) and top it up to 126 days with Medipac. Last winter was the first time in many years I actually had a medical problem while in Florida, but it […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear bird talk, My husband and I spent four months last winter in florida, with 62 days of insurance from my retired teachers of Ontario plan, then topping up with Medipac. we arrived back in canada on april 2 and our Medipac insurance expired on april 3. if we had been in a serious accident […]