Ontario patient asked to pay $120 for OHIP covered test
CTV
An Ontario hospital is investigating why a patient was asked to pay $120 for a medical test covered by OHIP.
An Ontario hospital is investigating why a patient was asked to pay $120 for a medical test the ministry of health says is covered by OHIP.
“I’m caught in-between the middle of politicians and the people who are actually providing the health-care,” Akio Maroon told CTV News Toronto.
The issue came to her attention after receiving an email from a clinic at Toronto General Hospital on Monday confirming an upcoming appointment for a Vestibular Head Impulse Test (vHIT) next month.
“It is not covered by OHIP as of July 1st, 2023 and we require a payment of $120 on the day of your appointment. If you are on ODSP or welfare, you may provide your membership number to waive the fees,” an email from the clinic obtained by CTV News Toronto said.
However, the website for the clinic notes that “vestibular tests and hearing tests are covered under OHIP.”
Maroon posted a redacted version of the email on Twitter, viewed by more than 270,000 people, and received a response from the Ministry of Health a day later.
“There have been no changes to coverage for vHIT under OHIP. vHIT,” the ministry posted on Tuesday.
