Public Advisory: Reimbursement Process for Cataract Surgeries

  • Health and Community Services

February 20, 2020

Individuals who paid out-of-pocket for insured cataract surgery outside a hospital in Newfoundland and Labrador before June 15, 2018, will be reimbursed at MCP rates for the insured portion of their procedures.

Anyone who called the Provincial Government’s Cataract Surgery Information Line, who is eligible for reimbursement, will be contacted by the department.

If you have not been contacted by Thursday, March 12, 2020, or you are looking to see if you are eligible, please email cataract@gov.nl.ca or call 1-844-957-1401.

If calling, please be prepared to leave a message, and include your name and contact information. Calls will be returned within three business days.

To be eligible for reimbursement, you must provide an invoice indicating that insured cataract surgery was paid for outside a hospital before June 15, 2018.

Fees associated with non-insured services or services that are not medically necessary will not be reimbursed. Fees associated with the cost of intraocular lens or vision correction procedures will also not be reimbursed.

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Media contact
Kathy Dicks-Peyton
Health and Community Services
709-729-6986, 699-1982
kathydickspeyton@gov.nl.ca

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