THIA Issues Update on Cuban Medical Insurance Requirements for Canadians
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/29/10 -- Following up on its earlier announcement that effective May 1, 2010, all visitors to Cuba will be required to have medical insurance, the Travel Health Insurance Association (THIA) has received confirmation from the Government of Cuba Tourism Bureau that Cuban authorities will accept either provincial government health insurance cards, or proof of private travel insurance, as sufficient to meet this requirement. Those without such proof will be required to buy insurance from Cuban companies at ports of entry.
The tourism bureau confirmed that the Cuban Government is aware that most provincial health insurance plans, such as OHIP or RAMQ, do not provide direct coverage for out-of-country emergency medical services, and that visitors carrying only provincial government health insurance cards would be required to pay Cuban hospitals, clinics, doctors and other providers in full, at the time of treatment. They would then have to file
