Vests for Canada (Was Re: Re: worst clinic visit)

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The Children's Hospital in Winnipeg has a vest, and apparently 4

families from Winnipeg have purchased them. I don't know of any

insurance companies in Canada that cover the cost. The hospital got

it from Advanced Repiratory. Our PT told us they have been available

to Canadians for about 1 1/2 years, at the patients cost. Now

approx. $16,000. I know of a few schools that are fundraising for

kids to get them.

Carla

>

> >We're from Manitoba, Canada. The reason I said our insurance

won't

> >cover it, is because Canadian insurance companies don't have to

cover

> >primary care. All they cover is things like dental and meds, up

to

> >the point where government pays for it. They really aren't

concerned

> >about long term savings. ...

> >