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21 hours ago, Vladimir said:

Call the health authorities in the Provinces that you will be traveling and ask about prices without insurance for the needed services.

It might be cheaper to pay out of pocket than getting travel insurance.

I lived in British Columbia and needed surgery and decided to keep my US health insurance and do the surgery in the states.  That meant that I would have to pay for the post-operative care in Canada.

When I showed up for my first post-operative appointment, EVERYBODY went into a panic.  OMG, your going to pay out of pocket for the medical visit!!!   How will you ever afford it??

After the Dr. visit I went up to the desk to settle up.

"That will be five dollars".

Give them a call.  I suspect it will be more than five dollars, but maybe much less than getting insurance to cover you in Canada.  At least, you will have a point of comparison.

Make SURE that you do NOT need a Canadian DR. to order the services.  That would be a very important question to ask the Provincial Health Authorities.

 

 

 

Thanks to all who responded.

I looked up some walk in clinics and labs in the Provinces on my itinerary, before leaving the US and called a few as well.

Bottom line is that it you may need stay in on place for a week or two, while you organize the doctor visit, do the labs and return for the results.

I can provide more details, if anyone is planning extended travel in Canada.

if your moving location fairly frequently, it’s more challenging.

FYI, I purchased a separate international insurance that is quite reasonable for those unplanned more serious events.

17 hours ago, Kirk W said:

Welcome to the Escapee forums! We are here to help and will do our best to supply answers. The trip you have planned is a wonderful experience and we have done similar but for a shorter time. I strongly suggest that you first talk with your doctors about your plans to see what they can offer by way of help. Doctors in Canada are not likely to prescribe or take other actions based on the records of a doctor in the USA, but will likely want to do all of the tests and such that you have already had, for themselves. Prescriptions may be less problem with filing in Canada but be sure to find out before you leave to go there. Some medications can't be transferred across state lines. There likely are solutions but investigate them before you head north.

On a more positive note, my wife was a continuing patient with several serious issues that required regular maintenance medications and we still went on the road fulltime for 12 years. One of the things that we did was to get our prescriptions through a mail order pharmacy to our mail service and then have them forwarded so that the prescriptions do not move.

Thank you Kirk.

Im glad to hear that you have been traveling with a chronic condition full time for 12 years.  That's wonderful.

We have been doing similar for six years; but only two years full time and the rest a few months per year.

So we have completed the doctor review and prescription meds planning as we routinely do for all our travels. 

We don't foresee any need for a Canadian doctor, except in the case of new or unexpected developments. Hence the reason for the Travel Health insurance.

So, we are hoping to hear from RVers who have experience with travel medical insurance plans and routine lab work in Canada.

So on your similar trip to Canada, did you have travel medical insurance or have a need for routine bloodwork?

Thanks again and Happy Travels

Charlie

We’re doing a three month trip with our camper, to Canada in the provinces of Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.

Due to a chronic illness and pre-existing conditions, we are researching travel health insurance options and walk in lab availability, for routine bloodwork, in the above provinces.

We would love to hear from any fellow RVers with such experience in Canada.

Happy travels!

Charlie and Nathalie