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New uninsured OHIP services

2019/10/04

The Ontario Ministry of Health has made some changes to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) that took effect as of October 1, 2019.

The following tests are still available at our office but are now uninsured unless deemed medically necessary, and patients may have to pay out of pocket. 

Urine Pregnancy Test ..................... $3.88
Ear Wax Removal .$11.25

Other services that are no longer covered unless deemed medically necessary include:
- Pre-Dental/Pre-Operative Assessments
- House Call Assessment
- Continuous Cardiac Monitoring services (e.g. Holter Monitors)
- Infertility Post-Coital Mucus Test
- Sinus X-Ray
- Laryngoscopy

For more information, please visit: https://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2019/08/appropriateness-working-group-recommendations.html

If this is an emergency please dial 911.

If this is a mental health crisis, please call the Thunder Bay Crisis Response

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