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Insurance Protection for Canadians seeking Priority Care in the US

Why Purchase Viator Priority Care™ Health Insurance?

For many Canadians in need of medical care, the public health system represents long waiting periods to access equipment, specialists and, ultimately, treatment. According to many physicians, this waiting is often beyond what is considered “reasonable”. Viator Priority Care remedies the situation by providing rapid access to superior care in the best health facilities in North America. Claimants are provided with a comprehensive treatment plan as well as an optional confirmation of diagnosis and treatment advice from leading specialists.

Viator Priority Care Health Insurance provides access to a network of US and Canadian healthcare facilities including world-renowned hospitals and clinics that have a proven reputation in the treatment of serious medical conditions. We have chosen them on the basis of medical specialities, national rankings, and access to international services.

In addition to providing a wide range of the highest quality medical services, Viator Priority Care also offers an extensive list of concierge services to clients. Viator Priority Care is available as a stand-alone product or as a complement to our Viator family of products, and individuals may also be insured as employees.

Who is eligible?

• Canadians or landed immigrants under age 75 that have their permanent principal residence in Canada and are covered under a government health insurance plan.

Health risks faced by Canadians

Consider the following:

• 38% of women and 44% of men will develop cancer during their lifetime¹
• One in seven men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime; it is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian men¹
• Over 400 Canadian women are diagnosed with breast cancer every week¹
• One in two men and one in three women aged 40 and under will develop coronary heart disease in their lifetime²

1. Canadian Cancer Society
2. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

The reality of the public healthcare system

• The average Canadian patient waits four and a half months for treatment to ten months for certain surgeries³
• Access to an ultrasound or a CT scan may take up to 2 months, or up to 8 months for an MRI³
• Waiting times between diagnosis and treatment continue to rise³

3. Waiting Your Turn, Fraser Institute

Canadian Healthcare Wait Times (weeks)