Which province is paying over $3,000 on average?
  1. Alberta - $3,151
  2. Nova Scotia - $2,491
  3. Ontario - $2,299
  4. New Brunswick - $2,187
  5. Newfoundland - $2,162
  6. BC - $1,775
  7. PEI - $1,703
  8. Manitoba - $1,373
  9. Saskatchewan - $1,249
  • OminousOrange
    36·
    11 months ago

    Pretty clear how crown corporations provide much better value to the people with SGI (SK) and MPI (MB) at the very bottom of the list.

    • grteOP
      30·
      11 months ago

      ICBC in BC as well. Quebec also runs a public system but weren’t included in the article for whatever reason. I would be curious to know where they rank.

    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish
      20·
      11 months ago

      Just corporations providing the best service for the lowest prices /s

      I’m very anti-privatization of health care. People wonder why.

    • MakingWork
      33·
      11 months ago

      I’ve read before that Ontario has the highest rate of insurance fraud/ false claims. Factors like that may have affected Ontario’s price, bringing it up. I wonder how Saskatchewan compares. Does Saskatchewan have a high rate of insurance fraud. If Ontario had a publicly owned insurance company, how much cheaper would it be?

      • kent_ehEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        I can speak for Manitoba. MPI has a very robust anti-fraud investigative department.

        They report publicly each year. (Partly to show the public that they’re protecting the integrity of the system, and partly to remind potential scumbags that they’re being watched and probably won’t get away with their “clever” plan.)

        • MakingWork
          5·
          11 months ago

          It would be awesome if Ontario insurances made this information public. I would love to have public insurance here.