Guaranteed Issue

Health Insurance for those with pre-existing conditions.

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No questions. Just benefits.

Guaranteed Issue is comprehensive health insurance for Canadians under-served by standard insurance products.

Health Benefits

70% coverage. Equipment, nursing, health practitioners and diabetic supplies.

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Prescription drugs

You’re covered up to $2500 a year.

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Unlimited Dental

Get the treatment you need with unlimited dental coverage.

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Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Plenty of protection for loved ones.

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Travel

Coverage for accidents abroad.

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The Medavie Difference

InConfidence

Access short-term counselling and legal advice any day, any time – included in your plan.

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Manage chronic disease

Access a network of specialized health professionals online or in person without a referral from your doctor.

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Thrive with diabetes

Diabetics receive a Glucose Monitoring System and access to a network of Certified Diabetes Educators.

Diabetes Care Program

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What's in a Guaranteed Issue Health Plan?

	Elements Entry	Elements Essential	Elements Enhanced	Guaranteed Issue

Health Benefits

Coverage	60%	70%	80%	70%
Health Practitioners Massage Therapist	—	$400	$500	$300
Health Practitioners Physiotherapist	$250	$400	$500	20 visits
Health Practitioners Psychologist	$250	$400	$500	$300
Health Practitioners Chiropractor	$250	$400	$500	$300
Health Practitioners Acupuncturist	—	$400	$500	—
Health Practitioners Dietitian	$250	$400	$500	—
Health Practitioners Naturopath	—	$400	$500	—
Health Practitioners Audiologist	$250	$400	$500	—
Health Practitioners Occupational Therapist	$250	$400	$500	—
Health Practitioners Osteopath	$250	$400	$500	$300
Health Practitioners Podiatrist/Chiropodist	$250	$400	$500	$300
Health Practitioners Speech Therapist	$250	$400	$500	$300
Ambulance	—	$420	$420	70% up to $420 per year Ambulance Attendant: 70% up to $280 per year
Hearing Aids*	—	$400 / 5 years	$500 / 5 years	$350/5 years
Family Assistance Program	included	included	included	included
Orthotics	$150	$150	$225	$105
Vision Care*	$100 / 2 years	$150 / 2 years	$300 / 2 years	$105 / 2 years
Diabetic Supplies**	—	No overall maximum. $2,280 for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Supplies	No overall maximum. $2,280 for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Supplies	70% up to a combined maximum of $2,500 per year with equipment, supplies, nursing and prosthetics
Equipment**	—	No overall maximum	No overall maximum	combined maximum of $2,500
Nursing**	—	$3,500 / 2 years	$5,600 / 2 years	combined maximum of $2,500
Prosthetics**	—	Up to $10,000 / Lifetime	Up to $10,000 / Lifetime	70% up to a combined maximum of $2,500 per year with diabetic supplies, equipment, supplies and nursing

Health Benefits

Coverage
Elements Entry	60%
Elements Essential	70%
Elements Enhanced	80%
Guaranteed Issue	70%
Health Practitioners Massage Therapist
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	$300
Health Practitioners Physiotherapist
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	20 visits
Health Practitioners Psychologist
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	$300
Health Practitioners Chiropractor
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	$300
Health Practitioners Acupuncturist
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	—
Health Practitioners Dietitian
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	—
Health Practitioners Naturopath
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	—
Health Practitioners Audiologist
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	—
Health Practitioners Occupational Therapist
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	—
Health Practitioners Osteopath
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	$300
Health Practitioners Podiatrist/Chiropodist
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	$300
Health Practitioners Speech Therapist
Elements Entry	$250
Elements Essential	$400
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	$300
Ambulance
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	$420
Elements Enhanced	$420
Guaranteed Issue	70% up to $420 per year Ambulance Attendant: 70% up to $280 per year
Hearing Aids*
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	$400 / 5 years
Elements Enhanced	$500 / 5 years
Guaranteed Issue	$350/5 years
Family Assistance Program
Elements Entry	included
Elements Essential	included
Elements Enhanced	included
Guaranteed Issue	included
Orthotics
Elements Entry	$150
Elements Essential	$150
Elements Enhanced	$225
Guaranteed Issue	$105
Vision Care*
Elements Entry	$100 / 2 years
Elements Essential	$150 / 2 years
Elements Enhanced	$300 / 2 years
Guaranteed Issue	$105 / 2 years
Diabetic Supplies**
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	No overall maximum. $2,280 for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Supplies
Elements Enhanced	No overall maximum. $2,280 for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Supplies
Guaranteed Issue	70% up to a combined maximum of $2,500 per year with equipment, supplies, nursing and prosthetics
Equipment**
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	No overall maximum
Elements Enhanced	No overall maximum
Guaranteed Issue	combined maximum of $2,500
Nursing**
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	$3,500 / 2 years
Elements Enhanced	$5,600 / 2 years
Guaranteed Issue	combined maximum of $2,500
Prosthetics**
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	Up to $10,000 / Lifetime
Elements Enhanced	Up to $10,000 / Lifetime
Guaranteed Issue	70% up to a combined maximum of $2,500 per year with diabetic supplies, equipment, supplies and nursing

Dental*

Coverage	60% ($500/year)	70%	80%	70%
Fillings	$500	no overall maximum	no overall maximum	no overall maximum
Extractions and Root Canals	—	no overall maximum	no overall maximum	no overall maximum
Periodontal	—	—	$1,200	—
Major	—	—	$500	—
Orthodontics (18 and under)	—	—	$1,500 / lifetime	—
Accidental Dental	$7,000 / lifetime	$7,000 / lifetime	$7,000 / lifetime	70% up to $7,000 per lifetime

Dental*

Coverage
Elements Entry	60% ($500/year)
Elements Essential	70%
Elements Enhanced	80%
Guaranteed Issue	70%
Fillings
Elements Entry	$500
Elements Essential	no overall maximum
Elements Enhanced	no overall maximum
Guaranteed Issue	no overall maximum
Extractions and Root Canals
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	no overall maximum
Elements Enhanced	no overall maximum
Guaranteed Issue	no overall maximum
Periodontal
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	—
Elements Enhanced	$1,200
Guaranteed Issue	—
Major
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	—
Elements Enhanced	$500
Guaranteed Issue	—
Orthodontics (18 and under)
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	—
Elements Enhanced	$1,500 / lifetime
Guaranteed Issue	—
Accidental Dental
Elements Entry	$7,000 / lifetime
Elements Essential	$7,000 / lifetime
Elements Enhanced	$7,000 / lifetime
Guaranteed Issue	70% up to $7,000 per lifetime

Accidental Death and Dismemberment

Accidental Death and Dismemberment — Applicant and applicant’s spouse are covered up to a maximum of $10,000 each Applicant and applicant’s spouse are covered up to a maximum of $15,000 each Applicant and applicant’s spouse are covered up to a maximum of $25,000 each

Accidental Death and Dismemberment

Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	Applicant and applicant’s spouse are covered up to a maximum of $10,000 each
Elements Enhanced	Applicant and applicant’s spouse are covered up to a maximum of $15,000 each
Guaranteed Issue	Applicant and applicant’s spouse are covered up to a maximum of $25,000 each

Drug Benefits

Coverage	—	70%	80%	80%
Annual Maximum	—	No overall maximum	No overall maximum	$2,500
Birth Control	—	Covered	Covered	Covered
Smoking Cessation	—	$800 / 5 years	$800 / 5 years	—
Vaccines	—	—	$250	—
Erectile Dysfunction	—	—	$250	—
Fertility	—	—	$1,500 / year, $3,000 lifetime	—

Drug Benefits

Coverage
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	70%
Elements Enhanced	80%
Guaranteed Issue	80%
Annual Maximum
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	No overall maximum
Elements Enhanced	No overall maximum
Guaranteed Issue	$2,500
Birth Control
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	Covered
Elements Enhanced	Covered
Guaranteed Issue	Covered
Smoking Cessation
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	$800 / 5 years
Elements Enhanced	$800 / 5 years
Guaranteed Issue	—
Vaccines
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	—
Elements Enhanced	$250
Guaranteed Issue	—
Erectile Dysfunction
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	—
Elements Enhanced	$250
Guaranteed Issue	—
Fertility
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	—
Elements Enhanced	$1,500 / year, $3,000 lifetime
Guaranteed Issue	—

Travel

Trip Duration — — 30 days 17 days

Travel

Trip Duration
Elements Entry	—
Elements Essential	—
Elements Enhanced	30 days
Guaranteed Issue	17 days

Benefits are per person per year unless otherwise stated. See policy booklet for more details.
*Waiting periods may apply to some benefits.
**The combined maximum applies to the coverage for diabetic supplies, equipment and supplies, nursing and prosthetics.

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