TORONTO — Ontario is considering ending a government-run travel insurance program that partly covers the cost of emergency health services abroad, a move the Opposition says will hurt snowbirds and frequent travellers. Martin said the program offers limited travel insurance coverage — paying out as little as five cents on the dollar in some instances — and encouraged people to purchase additional travel insurance when they go abroad. “They need to get adequate travel insurance to be covered,” she said. She recommended that the government seek ways to reduce administrative costs by adopting a single reimbursement rate for all health services obtained out-of-country. She also recommended the government bolster efforts to inform Ontarians of the limit on reimbursement rates under the program and on the need to purchase private health insurance before travelling.

Source: National Post April 24, 2019 17:49 UTC