Am I Covered?

Osteopathy is not covered by OHIP but it is included in many, but not all, extended healthcare benefit packages. Unfortunately, coverage is complicated. This is in part because osteopathy is not yet a regulated health profession in Ontario, which gives insurance companies the right to choose which colleges and associations they wish to cover. So even if your benefits through your employer include coverage for osteopathy, it is important to check that they cover the college and/or association your manual osteopath belongs to. Lisa belongs to 5 colleges/associations, both provincial and national, to try to include all insurance companies and have broad coverage. Even still, coverage with insurance companies is ever changing! Lisa belongs to:

College of Registered Manual Osteopaths ~ CRMO

College of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners of Ontario ~ COMPO

National Canadian Association of Alternative Medicine ~ ACMA

College of Canadian Osteopaths ~ CCO

Federation des Médecines Alternatives ~ FMA

Lisa is also a Registered Kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario. Some insurance plans now cover kinesiology.

As of 2022, the list of known insurers include:

Green Shield - direct billing is available

Sun Life

Desjardins

Manulife

Medavie Blue Cross - direct billing is available

Claims Secure

Manion

Equitable Life - direct billing is available

Empire Life

Nexgenrx - direct billing is available

Eclipse Financial

Sirius Benefits

Chamber of Commerce

Johnson Group

The College of Registered Manual Osteopaths continues to lobby to insurance companies, so this list is ever changing. It is always best to make a quick call to your insurance company to check if they will reimburse for treatment from the specific college/ association.