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Those who rely on provincially covered eye care could soon find themselves left out in the cold the next time they need an eye exam.
A problem 30 years in the making is coming to a head on September 1, 2021, when optometrists across the province will stop administering any eye exams covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Currently, OHIP covers exams for those 19 and younger, 65 and older and any adults in the province with specific medical problems.
According to the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO), after years of the government failing to increase OHIP payments for insurance-covered eye exams – the OAO currently lists the OHIP covered portion at 55 per cent, leaving the other 45 per cent to be covered by the individual optometrist – the majority of optometrists in the province voted to withdraw OHIP covered services in an attempt to bring the government to the bargaining table to increase the OHIP covered portio
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