Not all lab tests are covered by OHIP. Here’s what you need to know

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Finally heading out for that blood test after two-and-a-half years of delay during the height of the pandemic? You may be surprised to know that not all such tests are covered under OHIP. Here's why some tests are covered and others aren’t.

that “there have not been any laboratory tests delisted in the last five years under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan” list of lab services.Not every single test is covered under OHIP. What’s covered and what isn’t sometimes depends on the individual patient.

There are some tests that are eligible for OHIP coverage outside of a hospital from certain providers, but they may include “specific eligibility criteria for the tests as well,” he added.cancer, said Michelle Hoad, CEO of the Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Association of Ontario, which represents laboratory professionals.

She said what’s right for one person may not be for another, and also that some tests are just outdated, or not providing useful information — although the campaign does not have anything to do with actually deciding what’s covered under OHIP.

 

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Nothing new here....some cancer tests, thyroid and other more private tests. Hold your rwcipt. Claim them on your benefits or next years taxes

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