A Toronto hospital network is apologizing and issuing refunds after it charged patients for a test covered by OHIP, which is against the law.
One of the tests, the video head impulse test or VHIT, examines a person's sense of balance. Maroon was told via email that OHIP did not cover the test as of July 1 and that it would cost her $120.
With Maroon unable to work and her finances tight, she tweeted about the cost to see if others had a similar experience and to find out the cost was valid, she said. Maroon's tweet sparked a conversation on perceived changes within Ontario's health-care system, particularly as the provinceallowing private clinics to offer publicly funded surgeries. Maroon said her initial assumption was that the charge was due to health-care cuts.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Ministry of Health tweeted there have been no coverage changes to the test under OHIP. "vHIT, including required equipment, staff and supplies is an insured service when medically necessary or rendered by an audiologist on staff," it said.if they are being charged for an OHIP covered service, as it's against the law.
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