a. Coverage for Preventive Health Assessment services is strictly for non-insured components and not for publicly insured services. Publicly insured services will be billed to the provincial insurance plan by TELUS Health Care Centres and not by the client or eligible person. Purchase of the Preventive Health Assessment is not a condition of access to insured medical services.
b. Certain aspects of the Preventive Health Assessment may vary depending on the protocol chosen and college regulations. Some components of the assessment may vary depending upon the patient’s age, gender, and personal risk factors, as well as provincial and College regulations. The Select protocol is not available in Quebec. In Quebec, a patient can only do the tests noted with an asterisk (*) if the physician determines that these tests are medically necessary during the patient’s initial medical assessment.
*Terms and Conditions: This limited-time offer is valid to employers covering the cost for a provided list of employees in Canada as part of a three-year contract signed before 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2024. Valid for new and existing employers with TELUS Health contracts. Existing contracts for Preventive Health Assessments can add genetic testing as a line item mid-cycle and receive the discount on the Preventive Health Assessment for the remainder of their contract up to a total maximum discount of 15% on the base price of the Preventive Health Assessment, including any existing discounts applied to the contract. Prices vary by region. This offer cannot be combined with other offers. All appointments booked by employees in the year following redemption of this offer will include the price of the Preventive Health Assessment and Polygenic Risk Scores. Employees can choose to proceed with genetic tests at this time or at any time for the duration of their employers’ contract. Costs in subsequent years include only the Preventive Health Assessment.
Sources:
1) Diabetes in Canada Backgrounder: Diabetes Canada.
2) Framework for diabetes in Canada. Government of Canada.
3) Diabetes: Prevention and risk factors. Government of Canada.
