[DawnMM]

I need some advice. I am a Canadian expat living in HK on a one-year assignment. I need to go to a doctor and am wondering how the payment/reimbursement works with Health Care back home (if there is any reimbursement?). I will likely go to a clinic. Has anyone had a similar experience that can tell me how it works? Appreciated!

[PDLM]

Do you have any health insurance? If so then you need to consult the terms of that insurance.

If not then it is very simple - you pay at the point of delivery. For HKID card holders treatment at a hospital outpatient clinic is HK$100 per visit. Private doctors are whatever price you agree with them. If you don't have insurance then there is no-one to reimburse you.

[HKFella]

I don't know how it's done but my understanding was that OHIP ( and presumably other provincial plans) would reimburse expenses incurred overseas not exceeding the max of its own in-Canada coverage schedule. Since it's just a one-year assignment, I presume you're still ordinarily taxable back home so you should be able to use your health card for claims without worries that you might jeopardize tax non-res status with Revenue Canada. Check if the website of your plan back home has an FAQ or something on this and how to claim (my knowledge is dated - been 12 years since I turned in OHIP membership when my employer transferred me overseas).