Ontario Health Insurance Plan
E915354
The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is the publicly funded health insurance program that covers medically necessary hospital and physician services for eligible residents of Ontario, Canada.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public health insurance program
ⓘ
single-payer health care program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OHIP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Health (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | Ontario resident ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| coverageType | health insurance ⓘ |
| covers |
emergency hospital services
ⓘ
inpatient hospital care ⓘ insured physician visits ⓘ medically necessary diagnostic services ⓘ medically necessary hospital services ⓘ medically necessary physician services ⓘ outpatient hospital care ⓘ some imaging services ⓘ some laboratory tests ⓘ some surgical procedures ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
Canadian citizen or eligible immigration status
ⓘ
physically present in Ontario for required number of days per year ⓘ primary place of residence in Ontario ⓘ resident of Ontario ⓘ |
| excludes |
cosmetic surgery not medically necessary
ⓘ
most dental care ⓘ most prescription drugs outside hospital ⓘ routine eye exams for many adults ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
out-of-country coverage (limited)
ⓘ
prior authorization for some services ⓘ |
| implements | Canada Health Act principles in Ontario ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Ontario health insurance legislation ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian medicare system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paymentMethod | fee-for-service for many physician services ⓘ |
| paymentTo |
hospitals
ⓘ
physicians ⓘ some other health care providers ⓘ |
| principle |
accessibility to insured services
ⓘ
comprehensiveness of insured services ⓘ portability within Canada ⓘ public administration ⓘ universal coverage for eligible residents ⓘ |
| regionServed | Ontario ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| shortName | OHIP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCoverage | core medical services ⓘ |
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