OHIP Out-Of-Country Coverage Is Winding Down And What You Should Know

The Ontario Government will start winding down the OHIP Out-of-Country Travellers Program as of January 2020 and Ontario residents need to know what that means for them.

The program currently provides limited coverage for emergency health care expenses incurred when an Ontario resident is travelling outside of Canada.

Coinciding with the removal of the OHIP Out-of-Country Travellers Program, the government has created a new agency — the Ontario Renal Network — which will continue to pay $210 per treatment for patients requiring dialysis while travelling outside of Canada. Even this coverage is unlikely to cover the actual cost of dialysis, which can range from $300-$750 per treatment in the United States.