Nunavut is the newest territory in Canada and it too has a territorial health insurance plan. The plan is called The Nunavut Healthcare Plan and is available to all residents of Nunavut.
What Does the Nunavut Healthcare Plan Cover?
Physician’s diagnosis and treatment of medical illnesses or injury
Surgery including surgical assistance and anesthetic services where required
Obstetrical care, which includes pre- and post-natal care
Eye exams and surgery performed by an ophthalmologist
The standard ICU hospital ward rate
Nursing services provided by the hospital
Diagnostic services, such as X-rays and labs
Drugs prescribed by a physician and administered in hospital
Use of the operating room, case room, and anaesthetic facilities required for diagnosis and treatment, including necessary equipment and supplies
Radiotherapy treatment, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy when provided by an insured facility
What is Not Covered by the Nunavut Healthcare Plan?
Yearly physical exams for patients between the ages of 10 and 65
Cosmetic surgery
Prescription drugs
Physical examinations done at the request of a third party for preschool or insurance medicals, food handlers or driver’s license examinations, or obtaining a passport or pre-employment requirements, et cetera
Optometric services
Dental services other than specific procedures related to jaw injury or disease
The services of chiropractors, naturopaths, podiatrists, osteopaths, and acupuncture treatments
Physiotherapy, speech therapy, and psychology services received in a facility that is not an insured hospital
Any service to which a resident is entitled under legislation, such as Workers’ Compensation Act, Public Health Act, or treatments as a result of service in the Canadian Forces
Hospital charges above the standard ward rate for private or semi-private accommodation
Services that are not medically required, such as cosmetic surgery
Dental services, other than specific procedures related to jaw injury or disease
Alcohol and drug rehabilitation
Medical Travel
Given Nunavut’s rural nature, the territory’s healthcare plan will partially cover medical-related travel expenses when a physician requires the patient to seek treatment outside the territory. The Nunavut Healthcare Plan will pay your airfare less a $250 round trip deductible (co-payment) from your home community to the nearest centre where treatment is available.
If you are seeking supplemental health insurance coverage to cover what Nunavut does not, please call us at 1-866-899-4849. For more information on the Nunavut Healthcare Plan, please visit its website.
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Hi Carl, health insurance and life insurance are different. Orthopedic footware will fall under health insurance and the coverage will depend on the the health insurance provider and what they cover. So, it’s best if you check with your provider.
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