To receive New Brunswick’s health plan, Medicare, you must be a permanent resident of the province and not a student, tourist, or visitor.
What is Covered?
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- Most procedures preformed by a doctor in a doctor’s office or hospital
- A limited amount of dental procedures that are medically needed and preformed in a hospital; however, extractions and dental work performed in a hospital are not covered, but the anesthesia may be covered
Hospital Services
- Standard rooms and meals
- Required nursing services
- Drugs given in a hospital and surgical supplies
- Diagnostic services, like labs and X-rays
- Operating room, delivery room, and aesthetic services
- Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy
The New Brunswick Prescription Drug Plan
Though Medicare in New Brunswick doesn’t normally cover prescription drugs, it will provide payment assistance for certain eligible residents, including:
- Seniors
- Those with cystic fibrosis
- Social development for those in adult residential facilities
- Social development for all eligible residents
- Children with special needs and children under the care of the Ministry of Social Development
- Those with multiple sclerosis
- Those who need human growth hormone
- Those in need of an organ transplant
- Those in nursing homes
What New Brunswick Medicare Doesn’t Cover
- Ambulance services
- Annual checkups
- Regular dental services, including dentures
- Prescription drugs
- Exams requested by an outside source
If you’d like more information on New Brunswick’s Medicare, please visit its website. If you are looking to purchase supplemental insurance coverage for treatments not covered by the plan, please contact us at 1-866-899-4849.
