Newfoundland and Labrador provides
coverage for nursing care.
Newfoundland and Labrador provides its citizens with a health care plan called the Medical Care Plan. Below is a point-by-point breakdown of what the plan actually covers.
What is Covered
Hospital and doctor visits
Surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures that include full pre-operation and post-operation care, along with the full maternity care process
Some surgical dental procedures that are deemed necessary by a dentist or oral surgeon and need to be done in a hospital
Dentistry for children
In Hospital
Standard accommodation and meals
Required diagnostic procedures, including x-rays, respiratory therapy, labs, and nuclear medicine
Surgical supplies and drugs
Rehabilitation services, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, audiology, and speech therapy
Surgical and medical day care procedures
What is Not Covered
Ambulance services, including hospital transfers
Drugs, vaccines, and medical appliances
Eye exams
Exams for outside parties
Acupuncture, chiropractor, optometrist, osteopath, naturopath, podiatrist, and physiotherapist procedures
Fertility treatments and vasectomy reversal
Drugs and medical appliances used outside the hospital
Services that are not deemed medically necessary, such as cosmetic procedures
Financial assistance is provided to residents in financial need, along with dental services for kids 12 and under. Dental services can also be provided to children 13 to 17 if their families receive income support. There are a number of plans that families can apply for to receive financial help for drug costs and other treatments that aren’t covered, including the following plans for the following people:
The Foundation Plan: All those in financial need
The 65Plus Plan: Seniors who receive OAS and the GIS
The Access Plan: Individuals and families with low incomes
The Assurance Plan: Individuals and families with very high drug costs
For more information on the provincial medical coverage in Newfoundland and Labrador, please visit its website. If you’d like to apply for supplemental drug coverage to take care of treatments not covered in the province, please call us at 1-866-899-4849.
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