Bird Talk » Insurance

Posted date : Jul 16, 2024.

What additional medical insurance is required to travel east from Ontario in Canada., i.e. through Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and NFLD?

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?

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

I know that an hour-long trip to the U.S. to shop is counted as a day in the U.S. for both visa and IRS purposes. I also know that a partial day spent travelling through the U.S. from one Canadian city to…

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

I plan to enter the U.S. on November 1 for a six-month stay. I will return to Canada on April 30. I will take a two-week trip outside of the U.S. in January. Can I then use those two weeks for a trip to the U.S. in July?

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

We are snowbirds. One day at noon, my husband had a seizure out of the blue. He was taken to the hospital in Melbourne, Florida, where he remained for five days….

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023.

Is there a way to estimate the amount of provincial health plan coverage for health costs incurred in the U.S.? The reimbursement amount is important to know, in order to help snowbirds choose a deductible amount when they are buying out-of-country insurance.

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023.

We are usually in the U.S. for fewer than 182 days. As long as we file the Form 8840, are we okay to stay in the U.S. for the extra 25 days, or should we shorten our trip?

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023.

I own my own place in the U.S. and live there for the winter months. I’ve bought a vehicle and have it registered and insured in the state in which I own property…

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023.

Are emergency medical insurance premiums paid by snowbirds to Canadian insurance companies for travel to the U.S. tax deductible on our Canadian returns?

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

Winter visitors to Arizona often travel to Mexico for dental work. Are medical emergencies, such as excessive bleeding/blood loss from extractions, covered by Medipac?