Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2019
Why Ontario parents could soon be paying more for prescription drugs
22 March 2019 - Some Ontario parents will be paying more for their kids’ medicine starting next month. Young adults will be affected too.
For Ontarians who don’t have a private health plan through their employers, or elsewhere, nothing changes. Free access to 4,400 approved prescription drugs remains in place under OHIP+. The program was launched by the previous Liberal government on January 1, 2018.
But anyone under 25 will no longer be covered under OHIP if they, or their parents, have a private health plan. Insurers will be billed instead. Depending on the plan, that means you’ll be on the hook for copays and deductibles for what was previously fully covered under OHIP.
