Many Canadians do not know that they can get Canadian health insurance after leaving their employer

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 22, 2008 – Healthcover.ca offers the Manulife FollowMe health and dental insurance plan that is designed to offer uninterrupted health and dental coverage for you and your family, when your employment and group insurance benefits end. If you apply within 60 days of your loss of group health and dental benefits, you can qualify without having to complete a medical questionnaire. This is a substantial benefit to people who have pre-existing medical conditions which would make it difficult or impossible to get individual Canada health insurance plan. The web site for Canadian health insurance is located at:

http://www.healthcover.ca

You do not have to of had a Manulife group health insurance plan to get Manulife's FolowMe health insurance Canada plan. No medical questionnaire is required.

David Tompkins, President of TFG Global Insurance Solutions Ltd., which owns and operates Healthcover.ca stated that "many people think that you don't need health insurance in Canada because of the universal healthcare provided by the provincial government, but an extended health insurance plan provided through one of our insurance suppliers can provide vital healthcare for services such as prescription drugs and semi-private hospital rooms. If you get sick with an illness such as cancer, the drug costs can be very substantial and can ruin your finances. An individual health plan provides by Healthcover.ca can provide a health insurance safety net for Canadians."

You can get online quotes and even purchase both the Manulife FollowMe and the FlexCare policies online via http://www.healthcover.ca/quote.htm

Manulife offers four levels of protection to choose from, you can select the plan that meets your specific needs. Here is a list of some of the benefits that are provided by a Canadian health insurance policy:

- Prescription drugs
- Visioncare
- Registered specialists and therapists such as chiropractors, physiotherapists and message therapists.
- Hearing aids
- Ambulance
- Semi-private hospital room
- Accidental dental

Healthcover.ca also offers several different dental insurance plans along with travel insurance coverage.

More information on Canadian health insurance and dental insurance plans is available online via:  http://www.healthcover.ca  or

http://www.tfgglobal.com/healthinsurancecanada.htm

FollowMe and FlexCare are trademarks of Manulife Financial

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