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About Fair
PharmaCare
2 Steps to
Register
About Fair PharmaCare
The British Columbia provincial government has recently announced changes to the PharmaCare
Plan to implement a deductible based on family income rather than the current
$1000 deductible.
Many residents of BC do not realize that after the first $1000 of drug expenses,
PharmaCare pays 70% of the remaining expenses and residents pay only 30%. For employees with a benefit plan, they
have been able to claim the first $1000 and then the remaining
30%, under their Extended
Health plan and rarely think about PharmaCare paying a portion.
Many others rarely have drug expenses and do not realize that PharmaCare IS for
everyone and should they suffer a serious illness in their future, they
could have PharmaCare assisting them with their drug costs.
With the implementation of Fair PharmaCare, all BC residents must now APPLY to
have PharmaCare coverage and the deductible will be based on family income. Failure
to apply will mean that PharmaCare will apply a $10,000 deductible and not pay any
portion until $10,000 of drug expenses are met.
Everyone (not just low-income people and seniors) should be registering for the
new PharmaCare plan. The deadline to register was May 1,
2003, however, if you haven't already registered, you can still
register after this date and your family's annual deductible
will be adjusted automatically to a level that is based on your
family's net income. If you don't
register, your PharmaCare deductible will be automatically set at $10,000. This
means that if you were to find yourself in a situation requiring very high drug costs,
you (or your Extended Health plan) will be responsible for the first $10,000.
As this change will have an impact on private health plans, insurance companies have
advised that they will cease paying drug benefits at a given threshold, typically
between $700 and $1000, unless proof of registration is received - so it is
important that everyone registers for PharmaCare.
2 Steps to
Register:
Step 1: Register for PharmaCare Benefits
To register for PharmaCare benefits, you may:
Step 2: Provide D.A. Townley with your
Registration Number
It is not enough to just register with the Government of BC.
To ensure no interruption of payment of your drug claims,
D.A. Townley must also have your BC PharmaCare registration
number on file.
Please mail, fax, call or email our office with the following
information:
- Name,
- SIN/ID Number,
- Group Benefit Plan you belong to,
- Group Policy Number, and
- BC PharmaCare Registration Number
D.A. Townley
#160 - 4400 Dominion Street
Burnaby, BC V5G 4G3
Telephone: (604) 299-7482
Fax: (604) 299-8136
Email
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