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Ontario Government Health Insurance Plan offers Limited Coverage.

Here's a brief overview:

Prescription Drugs
Individuals with the Trillium Drug Program: Deductible based on family income.
Individuals pay up to $2 per prescription after deductible.
Individuals receiving social assistance or family benefits: pay $2 per prescription, no deductible.
Individuals over 65: pay first $100 of prescription drug costs per year and up to $6.11 per prescription thereafter.
Dental Checkups & Treatment
Coverage for some surgical dental procedures performed in hospital, including fractures and medically necessary jaw reconstruction.
CINOT provides basic urgent care for children through Public Health.
Vision Care
Individuals under 20 and over 65 years of age: coverage for one examination every 12 months.
Individuals over 20 and under 64 years of age: no coverage unless there is a medical condition.
Hospital Stay
Coverage for basic ward accommodation, normal hospital in-patient services and certain hospital out-patient services.
Registered Specialists:
Chiropractor, Chiropodist, Naturopath, Osteopath, Physiotherapist, Speech Pathologist, Podiatrist
Partial payment available for chiropractor, osteopath, podiatrist.
Physiotherapist: coverage provided if services performed in an approved physiotherapy clinic, hospital, physician's office that offers physiotherapy, and Community Care Access Centre.
Speech Pathologist/Therapist: coverage when services performed in hospital, when prescribed by a physician, or via CCAC.
Chiropodist: no coverage.
Homecare & Nursing
Limited health and homemaking services available through Community Care Access Centre (CCAC), with physician referral: services such as dietetic services, nursing, personal support and more.
Medical Equipment & Supplies
Assistive Devices Program will pay up to 75% of the cost of equipment such as: artificial limbs, wheelchairs, breast prostheses, breathing aids, braces, oxygen, hearing and visual aids and more.
Seniors and individuals receiving social assistance: 100% coverage for oxygen and related equipment.
Ambulance Services
Partial coverage for land and air ambulance when medically necessary, patient pays $45 deductible (some exceptions apply).
No coverage outside of province.
Out-of-Province Physician services and Hospital care
Coverage (to Ontario maximums), with the exception of Quebec. Quebec services reimbursed at pre-determined rates.
Out-of-Country Physician services and Hospital care
Physician emergency services: 100% coverage (to Ontario maximums);
Hospital Care: up to $ 400 per day;
Out-patient care: $50 per visit;
Dialysis treatment: up to $210 per treatment.
Hearing Aids
Up to 75% coverage under the Assistive Device Program for eligible individuals.

 

This information is provided to give a general overview of possible coverage. Information is subject to change without notice. For detailed benefits and eligibility criteria, please contact your healthcare provider or provincial government.