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Extended Healthcare Plans for Canadians

Looking into what extended healthcare plan I should obtain from Canada so that I am covered during my stay in The Villages this winter . Are there any Canadians with previous experience that could guide me . This will be our first
extended stay since we retired
Any help would be most appreciated .

We are a Canadian couple who are going to be spending two months in The Villages this winter . I was just trying to find out which of the Canadian Based medical plans are accepted by CFHA . Medipac , Sun Life , TD Insurance ?
I had heard that there can be issues if companies are not preapproved .

There are several companies in Canada selling health insurance to Canadian snowbirds
I was just trying to find out which of those vendors is recognized in The Villages

Snowbird insurance

The best company in Canada is Medipac,it is affiliated with the Canadian Snowbird assoc. Medipac.com you can fill your application on line

Thanks for the info . I do have a quote from them . Just wanted to make sure they are accepted by The Villages healthcare providers

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Originally Posted by Garmac (Post 967611)

Thanks for the info . I do have a quote from them . Just wanted to make sure they are accepted by The Villages healthcare providers

You might want to talk to The Villages Health directly.....the call should be brief.

You should PM Barefoot. They are Canadian, own a place in TV, and buy insurance every year. She knows some things you should be careful about.

Thanks for your PM. I absolutely have a fountain of information on this subject.
This is the first year we have had to buy Travel Insurance; since 2007 we've always been covered by Fireboy's work policy.
So I spent days this Fall doing research, talking to hospitals, getting quotes, and talking to other Canadian Snowbirds.
I got quotes from Medipak, CAA, CARP, Manulife Financial, a private Insurance Broker, you name it.
There is an online company called Kanetix where you can fill out a questionnaire and they will offer a choice of Insurance Providers with prices.
I found their information valuable. It can be misleading; but it's a stepping stone to other products.

I checked with Munroe Regional Center in Ocala, which would probably be my hospital of choice if I were ever to have a medical crisis.
The woman in Patient Care informed me they take NO out-of-country medical plans. None at all.
When I insisted that she talk to her Supervisor, I was put on hold for five minutes.
When she came back to the phone, she said that Munroe takes ALL out-of-country medical plans.
So your medical information is only as good as the person on the other end of the telephone that day.

I called The Villages Hospital and they insisted they don't have a list of plans they accept.
However they did venture that with some plans they might require a deposit as the plans are known to be poor payers.
In frustration, I finally talked to a "Fair Payment for Hospitals" Consultant that negotiates payment for hospitals with "difficult" plans.
He was a wealth of information.

I will send you a PM with more detailed information.

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