the public service health care plan website says retirees living outside canada who aren’t covered under provincial or territorial health plans can request comprehensive coverage . they can’t access the provision that provides hospital coverage equivalent to canadian residents, a part of the plan they also couldn’t access before it was updated last july.
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the website also says, however, that members with comprehensive coverage can access the basic health care provision , with eligible expenses including optometrist, physiotherapist, ambulance and physician services. physician services include surgery and diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury. they can be performed in a participant’s home, in a physician’s office or clinic or a hospital as long as the physician is not employed by the hospital.
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some exclusions where benefits aren’t payable exist, including charges for services or supplies provided in hospitals outside canada that would typically be payable under provincial or territorial plans.
in february, the public service alliance of canada filed a grievance against the government for its conduct in transferring administration of the plan. in july, the professional association of foreign service officers announced it had launched human rights complaints against the government and msh.
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“he does need it,” said smith, who launched a petition that collected almost 3,000 signatures and was presented to the house of commons on june 3. “i used to hit him in the middle of the night because he wasn’t breathing.”
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