TORONTO — The Ontario government wants to end health coverage for Ontarians travelling out of the country. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care posted a proposed amendment to a regulation under the Health Insurance Act Wednesday. The Ontario Health Insurance Program (OHIP) only ends up covering an average of five per cent of travellers' medical costs, the proposal says. OHIP-eligible persons who do not purchase private travel health insurance can be left with catastrophically large bills to pay. The six-day window for consultation shows the government's disregard for the public, NDP health critic France Gélinas said in a statement.

Source: Huffington Post April 24, 2019 21:00 UTC