Burlington Post

Were you billed for an OHIP-funded service at a private health clinic in Ontario? Here’s how you could get a refund

Did you receive a bill from a private health facility for something you thought was covered by OHIP? You may not be alone. If you’ve had cataract surgery, for example, and suspect you were charged for ...
Yahoo News Canada

Health card catch-22 stymies Ottawa handyman

An Ottawa man who has spent the past five years trying to get his old-style Ontario health insurance card updated has been told he needs proof he was denied coverage to begin the process. But a ...
CP24

'It's a significant barrier:' Individuals without OHIP cards told they can't book vaccination appointments at city clinics

People without a valid Ontario health card have been excluded from booking an appointment at any of Toronto’s mass vaccination clinics for the time being, a situation that at least one public health ...
Toronto Star

She paid $8,000 for cataract surgery at a private clinic on a doctor’s referral. She says no one told her OHIP had a free option

Rosaria Giovanniello says when she was referred to a private clinic for cataract surgery, no one told her that the procedure was covered by OHIP, the government-run public health insurance plan for ...
Toronto Star

Doug Ford expanding medical procedures covered by OHIP in private clinics

Ontario is expanding privately run surgical and diagnostic centres to deliver MRI and CT scans for patients “paid for by their OHIP card not their credit card,” says Premier Doug Ford. Ford said ...