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Originally Posted by Elli
I just had an awful thought today: If Tabitha was trying to sit up on the railing, does that negate her insurance? 
Stay strong, Tabitha! We're looking forward to the day you're back at home! |
Canadian medical insurance is weird. We are supposed to take out supplementary insurance when we travel to the U.S. so we are covered in case of injury. Having said that though, I know two different people who received major injuries while in the U.S. and our OHIP (in Ontario where I believe she is from) covered 100% of the costs including paying for a medical flight home for them to finish their healing in Canada.
I live in a border city in Ontario, and we may have unacceptable waits for surgeries in certain fields and if that is the case, they will send you to the U.S. for treatment. A friend of mine developed a rare heart condition and was rushed to the hospital (not a heart attack). Within 15 minutes of getting to the hospital they had the tunnel (under the river border crossing) closed to traffic and an ambulance driving her through to a hospital in the U.S. close to the border that was actually one of the few that understood and treat her condition.
Ontario insurance applies to all people, rich or poor. They don't negate it if something is your fault, or it was a pre-existing condition. Everyo9ne is entitled to it. Hopefully because this was a life/death situation OHIP will just sign off on it and pay the bill without a second thought. Hell, they pay for the gastric bipass surgeries in the states constantly.