This is exactly how it goes. But it goes more than that. Healthcare is free, but if your treatment is too expensive (or you're too old), it will just get denied. They'll say "outcome after surgery isn't good blah blah blah" or "treatment not proved to work/not approved by Health Canada" and this will be it for you.
There's a lawsuit over automatic denials. It's UHC, of course. But, the lawsuit goea for fraud making the case that selling insurance with the intention of auto denying claims is fraud. I hope it wins.
This is exactly how it goes. But it goes more than that. Healthcare is free, but if your treatment is too expensive (or you're too old), it will just get denied. They'll say "outcome after surgery isn't good blah blah blah" or "treatment not proved to work/not approved by Health Canada" and this will be it for you.
There's a lawsuit over automatic denials. It's UHC, of course. But, the lawsuit goea for fraud making the case that selling insurance with the intention of auto denying claims is fraud. I hope it wins.
Not in canada
No, it's Medicaid supplemental insurance. But, it's going to be a precedent setting case.
Theres no medicaid in canada