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For an IHF Canada Summary Plan Description, please contact:
1-877-635-0914
apttc@nbnet.nb.ca |
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Provincial Medicare Coverage
Once your reach age 65 the following program is available in your province and you must be enrolled in order to be eligible under the IHF Plan:
| Nova Scotia |
65 years old and a member of the Nova Scotia Pharmacare |
Newfoundland
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Senior citizens receiving Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) are covered for the cost of drugs only
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| New Brunswick |
65 years or older, registered with New Brunswick Medicare and meet one of the following criteria:
1. receive the GIS or;
2. be a patient in a registered New Brunswick nursing home or;
3. qualify through the Provincial Income test |
Prince Edward Island
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Provides coverage for approved prescribed drugs for residents age 65 years and older. Seniors are responsible for $7 of the ingredient cost plus the dispensing fee
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| Alberta |
Residents age 65 or older. Effective July 1, 1994, seniors pay 30% of the cost of any drug to a maximum of $25 for each drug prescribed |
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The cost of the Retiree Program in each Province is as follows:
| Nova Scotia |
Under Nova Scotia’s Pharmacare program there is an annual premium of $215 per person |
Newfoundland
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Annual premium nil
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| New Brunswick |
Annual premium nil |
Prince Edward Island
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Annual premium nil
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| Alberta |
Annual premium nil |
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