Glen Parrott

Review of Alberta Blue Cross

If you are leaving for an extended period (e.g. sn...

If you are leaving for an extended period (e.g. snowbird going to Mexico for the winter) you are:
- not PERMITTED to pick up your meds >7 working days prior to departure,
- not permitted more than 200 days of medication (even though AB Health Care allows for 225 days of absence)
- not ALLOWED to claim any benefit if you are even 1 day short of consuming 80% of your previous prescription

Lots of room for improvement in the way this plan deals with long term absences.