You can never be reminded too many time…too many people tend to wait until the last minute to get travel insurance and don’t take the time to find out exactly what the policy covers or what to do once they are in another country and need to go to a hospital. Remember,...
Here’s something to consider: For every 100,000 traveler in any given month 50,000 will experience a health problem 8,000 will need a doctor 5,000 will be confined to a bed 300 will be hospitalized 50 will be air evacuated ONE will DIE Travelers need to understand not...
The ever increasing costs of pharmaceuticals in Canada has been a TOP news story for the last decade—maybe longer. Increasing pressure on employee benefit plans has only added to the National PharmaCare program debate where patient advocacy of best practices meets...
Life is so much easier these days. Remember the excitement when pay direct drug cards were first introduced? How point-of-sale claims for pharmacy and dental went from being an added perk, to mainstream? Now look at the average consumer with a benefit plan…massage...
What will it mean? Medical marijuana has become a consistent element of discussion under a group benefit plan these last years. With the availability of being able to process claims for medical marijuana under a health spending account, it is only a matter of time...
Medical marijuana is NOT currently eligible for coverage under traditional Health Care benefit plans as it does not have a Drug Identification Number (DIN). Health Canada will need to issue DIN numbers to it before insurance providers can start to determine...
