A Nova Scotia retiree who needed medical attention during a trip to Alberta is upset after receiving a $25,000 air ambulance bill, which has since been lowered to $14,000.
Robert Carroll was visiting family last year when he became short of breath. He was flown from Grande Prairie to Edmonton, but his surgery was cancelled. He made a second trip later that week.
“The government pays for it, don’t worry about the cost,” Carroll says he was told. “That made me feel better.” “I thought it was all covered,” his wife, Pat Carroll, said. “And you know, something like that could affect your rating.” The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association says that coverage differs from province to province, so people who travel outside their home provinces should make sure they have extended coverage through their employers or by purchasing it.
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