Huge medical bill. Please help!

[torontosm]

Although I do agree that unfortunately the Canadian tax payer is likely to bear the huge bill I disagree that this is the way the system is designed to work. The system is designed for people to pay their own bills. Would warn you that the outstanding bill is likely going to cause problems when it comes to your parents getting a new visitor visa.

Agreed wholeheartedly. Not paying your bills is clearly abusing the system, and is wrong.

 

[torontosm]

Thanks a lot for your reply.
Is it possible for us to pay for rehab in Canada out of pocket? We are trying to raise funds for rehab.

No. You need to clear your existing debt with the medical system before trying to obtain additional services from it. If you can't afford the treatment you have already had, how can you afford new treatment?

 

[DEEPCUR]

If the hospital wants to send him back to India, why don't you let them do that and then you move there to support him and his further treatment. That'll bail you out of lot of stress.

Sure, you'll have your family and job here, but what would you have done if something like this had happened to him while he was in India? Do the same now.

 

[canuck78]

If the hospital wants to send him back to India, why don't you let them do that and then you move there to support him and his further treatment. That'll bail you out of lot of stress.

Sure, you'll have your family and job here, but what would you have done if something like this had happened to him while he was in India? Do the same now.

The hospital isn’t going to pay to send him to India. That will be up to the family to arrange.

 

[Bs65]

There really seems to be a gap in the insurance requirements for a super visa versus for example the IEC program. The latter requires insurance for the duration of the IEC permit AND to include medical repatriation to home country.

Compare that with the basic Super visa requirement as below which not only has a minimum coverage but no repatriation requirement , almost something given average ages of parents/grandparents you would think would also be mandatory.

So advice to anyone reading this post would be to ignore the minimum dollar recommendation given for medical cover a lot more is better as is a medical repatriation provision to avoid the above scenario :

have medical insurance from a Canadian insurance company that is:

• valid for at least 1 year from the date of entry
• at least $100,000 coverage

 

[canuck78]

There really seems to be a gap in the insurance requirements for a super visa versus for example the IEC program. The latter requires insurance for the duration of the IEC permit AND to include medical repatriation to home country.

Compare that with the basic Super visa requirement as below which not only has a minimum coverage but no repatriation requirement , almost something given average ages of parents/grandparents you would think would also be mandatory.

So advice to anyone reading this post would be to ignore the minimum dollar recommendation given for medical cover a lot more is better as is a medical repatriation provision to avoid the above scenario :

have medical insurance from a Canadian insurance company that is:

• valid for at least 1 year from the date of entry
• at least $100,000 coverage

This is really something that the government should include in the plan. I would send some an emails. You never know maybe someone may actually do something.

 

[Vntcduc]

This is a horrible situation, and I really do feel for you and your family. Like you said, no one anticipates such accidents happening or emergencies arising.

It sounds like you have 2 separate issues here, namely how to pay your current hospital bill and how to register your father for rehab. Let's start with the second, as it's easier...there is unfortunately no way for your father to qualify for Canadian rehab. You should start making plans for him to complete the rehab he needs in India, no matter how inconvenient or difficult it may be. rehab is essential for his recovery, and don't skip it.

As for the hospital bill, the good news for you is that this debt isn't transferable to you. So, if your father can't pay and has to leave the country, the government will have to write the amount off as a bad debt. It happens each year, and while its tragic for the system and the taxpayers of Canada, it is the way the system is designed. I am not advocating that anyone should try to abuse this system, but unfortunately such loopholes exist that allow people to get away with getting treatment and not paying for it.

Đây là trường hợp không lường trước được những qua đó bộ mặt nhân đạo của Canada đối sủ với du khách và công dân tử tế như thế nào