|
|
| *Travel Tips>>>General - Canada Travel Tips |
Do they charge doctors, for universal health care in Canada? |
Travel Info Do they charge doctors, for universal health care in Canada? Travel Tips Doctors are paid by provincial health authorities using public money. There are some services that aren't covered by provincial health plans (cosmetic surgery, elective treatment, private hospital rooms, etc.) and you must pay the doctor who performs these procedures, but they can be covered if you have supplemental insurance. If you're travelling out of province, you don't have to pay for any medical care if you have your home province's health card. This may change from province to province, so if you have time you can do reasearch. You can get each province's health information from their government's website. Others Here in Ontario Dr.s bill the Ontario Health Insurance Plan for services rendered. There is a set schedule of fees that OHIP will pay Dr.s for. Some services are not covered and patients are billed directly for those services. Also here in Ontario, if for some reason you don't have your OHIP card, doctors will bill you directly. Citizens in Ontario have the provincial health care plan, but if you are not a citizen, you pay cash. Are you asking if doctor's charge to provide universal health care? Residents of Canada are covered under their province's health insurance plan, and so the doctors will normally just bill the health insurance plan directly. There is no co-payment or deductible that must be paid. People who are not covered, must pay the doctor for their services, but the doctor cannot charge you more than what he would bill the health insurance plan, if you had been covered. |
| Tags |
| St. John's Toronto Vancouver Victoria Winnipeg General - Canada Belo Horizonte Rio de Janeiro Salvador Sao Paulo General - Brazil |
Travel Info Categories--Copyright/IP Policy--Contact Webmaster |