A real Brampton case
A Brampton Family's $96,311 Bill
In 2025 CP24 reported on a Brampton family whose 88-year-old mother, visiting from India, spent almost three weeks in Hamilton General Hospital, partly on a ventilator. The bills came to $96,311. Her Super Visa plan had $100,000 of coverage. The insurer first refused the claim, pointing to a congestive heart failure exclusion for pre-existing conditions, then reversed its decision and paid in full.
- Answer every medical question fully, even about conditions that seem under control.
- Check the stability period for each condition and medication change before you buy.
- Consider more than $100,000 of coverage for parents over 80 or with heart conditions.
- Coverage works anywhere in Canada, not just in Brampton.
Sources: CP24: Ontario family hit with $96,311 hospital bill (April 2, 2025)