Fall 2017 Q11
for part iv, "reverting coverage for out-of-province residents to their home province", what exactly does this mean?
If I am out-of-province and I need medical treatment, to my knowledge it would be my home province would be responsible for covering it. Ex: I am from ON and I go to AB, AB will provide treatment and will bill my plan in ON was my understanding of how things currently work. Is this not consistent with what the question is suggesting?
If so I am not sure how this violates the condition of portability. Could you help me figure out where I am going wrong here?
Comments
The portability rule requires that out of province residents receive care without delay, similar to what you described above.
If you have to revert to your home province, that means you would have to go back to ON to receive treatment.
Your example is how the principle of portability is working as intended