The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is the government-run health plan for the Canadian province of Ontario. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...

Every Ontario resident is entitled to free access to emergency and preventive medical care under OHIP. Ontario residents may go to a participating doctor—essentially every doctor practicing in the province—any time they wish and the services are billed through OHIP to the government. It does not cover such areas as prescription drugs or dental care, but did cover one eye examination every two years and limited chiropractic and physical therapy services, until most eye exams and all chiropractic and physical therapy were "delisted," or removed from coverage, by the Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty in May 2004. Provision continues to be made for free coverage to minors. OHIP is funded by taxes paid by the residents of Ontario and by transfer payments from the federal government. A prescription drug is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. ... This article is about the dental profession. ... Chiropractic (from Greek chiros and praktikos meaning done by hand) is a health care profession whose purpose is to diagnose and treat mechanical disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal system with the intention of affecting the nervous system and improving health. ... Physical therapy (or physiotherapy[1]) is the provision of services to people and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout the lifespan. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a center-right provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. ...

In order to be eligible for coverage under OHIP, a person normally must be a Canadian citizen or have a long-term immigration status as set out in Ontario's Health Insurance Act, must make his or her permanent and principal home in Ontario, and must be physically present in Ontario 153 days in any 12-month period. Canadian citizens or permanent residents returning to Canada from another country are not normally covered by OHIP until they have been resident in Ontario for 3 months. It is recommended to obtain private health insurance to cover this three month period. For those Canadian citizens or permanent residents moving to Ontario from another province, the province of previous residency will continue to cover them during the three month waiting period (except Quebec).[1] Canadian citizenship is obtained by birth in Canada (other than as a child of a foreign diplomat), by birth abroad, when at least one parent is a Canadian citizen, or can be granted to a permanent resident who lives in Canada for three out of four years before applying for...

Ontario's first government-run health plan was known as OMSIP (Ontario Medical Services Insurance Plan), established and enacted on 1 July 1966. On 1 October 1969, it was replaced by OHSIP, the Ontario Health Services Insurance Plan, as a provincially run and federally assisted plan under the federal Medical Care Insurance Act for establishment of a national medicare plan. At some time in the 1970s or 1980s, the plan name was shortened to simply OHIP. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

Criticism

OHIP does not cover PSA test (prostate cancer test) for men, but at the same time covers Pap smears & mammograms for women.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Official website