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JabbatheHutt
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Check out the AHC website. The forms for out of province claims look relatively straightforward, but I don't know what the actual process is like.
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Did you get an answer from medicard? I would be interested in the results. I know that some of the Mx clinics are linked with finance co's but they all seem to be for americans. I am looking at a normal line of credit from the bank, to start, but these finance companies are definately an option.
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Sorry this is my first post. I've lurked for a while now. Welcome to Alberta's Catch-22. Since Lap band is considered medically necessary, it must be performed in the public system. Since weight management is considered a life style issue, Lap bands are not funded. If your fingers can still type on a keyboard, you are way too thin to qualify for the public system. LOL My weight is over 300, high clorestrol, high BP,bmi over 40 and they won't even consider me. I'm saving for a trip to Mexico or elsewhere. (Probably not toronto, I am an Albertan, so I'd rather have pins stuck in my eyes than spend two days in Toronto) LOL:biggrin: