Canadians benefit from a publicly funded national health insurance program which provides for the basic coverage in hospital care. While as Canadians we receive coverage to some extent, each province and territory may offer additional benefits according to their own respective plans. If you’re a Canadian, and you have lived in a few of the provinces over time you would best understand how coverage varies considerably from province to province. Health & Dental Insurance The average costs for a dental cleaning varies, but generally on average you’re looking to pay…
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Changes to Medicare Advantage Plans
Last month I received a call from a woman concerned about her father’s UHC Medicare Advantage plan. A letter came in the mail informing her father of provider cuts, including his primary physician, which would be occurring shortly. UHC suggested her father find new providers, as most of his would be dropped. Upset and confused, this woman did not know what to do, and I suggested a Medicare Supplement versus finding another Medicare Advantage plan. Unfortunately, her father had only recently left the hospital, leaving him medically unqualified for the…
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