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ZURICH Citizens NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1958
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ONTARIO HOSPITAL INSURANCE
effective January 1, 1959
U MUST BE fGISTEREQ
TO ENEFIT
On and after January 1, 1959, the Ontario Hospital Services
Commission will be the only agency offering standard ward
hospital insurance in Ontario. No private insurance company or
prepayment plan will offer benefits covering standard ward
hospital services after December 31, 1958.
ALL RESIDENTS OF ONTARIO
ARE ELIGIBLE
Enrolment is open to every resident of Ontario—re-
gardless of age or physical condition—either through
a group, or individually on a Pay -Direct basis.
Non-residents of Ontario are not eligible.
PREMIUMS
The low premiums of $2.10 a month for a single
person and $4.20 a month for the family (husband,
wife and children under age 19) are made possible
through extensive financial contributions by the
Federal and Provincial Governments.
WHICH OF THESE CLASSIFICATIONS ARE YOU IN?
1. Are you employed where there are 15
or more including the employer?
If so, you are subject to compulsory enrol-
ment through your place of employment.
Your employer must enrol you by August
31, 1958, and begin payments in December
1958. Your employer will register you.
2. Are you employed where there are 6 to
14 including the employer?
If so, you may be enrolled as one of a group,
if the employer applies for approval as a
"Mandatory Group" and• if all employees,.
including the employer, agree to participate.
Group application must be .made by August
31, 1958.
AVM ENT
GROUP PREMIUMS will be payable monthly in
one remittance to • the Commission beginning in
December, 1958.
INDIVIDUALS remitting to the Commission on a
Pay -Direct basis will pay as follows:
One month's premium at the time of application
on or before September 30, 1958 — and after
that payable on a quarterly premium basis begin-
ning in January, 1959.
PREPAID 'CUSHION' — The first payment of
one month's premium by groups and individuals
registered prior to the closing dates stated above,
will cover a benefit period of three months from
3. Are you a member of a professional
association, medical co.opera'tive, craft
union, credit union, retail federation,
or like group?
If number 1 or 2 does not apply to you, check
with your organization to determine if it is
acting as a collector for its members. Group_,
applications must be in by August 31, 1958.
If you are not eligible under I, 2, or 3, you
may enrol as an individual and pay pre-
miurns directly to the Commission. Indivi-
duals applying for Pay -Direct enrolment
must make application by September 30,
1958. Application forms are now available
at public hospitals and banks (or the Post
Office if there is no bank in your com-
munity.) Do not delay.
F PREMIUMS
January 1 to March 31, 1959. This will set up a
"prepaid" period to maintain benefits during times
when a person may be laid off, changing jobs, er
temporarily out of the province.
LATE REGISTRATION MAY PROVE COSTLY
Groups and individuals not registered by the closing
dates stated above under given classifications will
not only fail to qualify for the two months' free
coverage but will be required to wait three months
following application before benefits become avail.
able. For example, a group or resident applying in
February will not have protection effective until
May 1.
YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO BENEFIT
ONTARIO HOSPITAL SERVICES COMMISSION
HOSPITAL INSURANCE DIVISION — TORONTO 7, ONTARIO
Telephone WAlnut 4-3301
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