The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (in French: Assurance-Santa de Ontario, and commonly known in both languages by the acronym OHIP, pronounced "oh-hip") is the government-run health insurance plan for the Canadian province of Ontario. OHIP is funded by taxes paid by the residents and businesses of Ontario and by transfer payments from the federal government.
Every Ontario resident with his or her primary and permanent home in Ontario is entitled to access emergency and preventive medical care (although Bariatric surgery in many cases is not covered) under OHIP free of charge. Ontario residents may go to a participating doctor—essentially every doctor practising in the province—any time they wish (subject to the consent of the doctor) and the services are billed through OHIP to the government. It does not cover such areas as prescription drugs or dental care, although Ontario does have a drug insurance plan, for use as a "last resort", known as the Trillium Drug Program.
Read more about Ontario Health Insurance Plan: Funding, Delisted Care, Eligibility, Precursors
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