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AKE YOU ONE OF THE 5300000 0NTAR1ANS WHO ARE REGISTERED FOR ONTARIO HOSPITAL INSURANCE Registration for Ontario Hospital Insurance has been an over whelming success To date more than residents of Ontario over 90 are registered and will be eligible for benefits when die plan becomes effective on January However there arc still some residents of the province who arc not registered tint it is to these peo that this message is addressed It should be clearly understood and remembered that onl insured residents will receive benefits under the plan ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1 THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE NOT INSURED UNDER THE ONTARIO PLAN MUST PAY THEIR OWN HOSPITAL BILLS IP THEY ARE ADMITTED FOR TREATMENT NOVEMBER IS DEFINITELY YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS ON JANUARY 1 A NOTE TO ALL EMPLOYERS If you employ 15 or more persons enrolment is mandatory for every Ontario resident your payroll If here is any employer who lias not yet registered Ins employees the Com mission he must do so immediately to comply with regulations under the Ho hi Services Commission Act OF THAN PERSONS thousands of firms employing fewer than 15 persons have elected to enrol their employees as groups If you employ fewer than 15 persons may do the same and afford your i places ton participation To be sure that every resident who is not yet registered may have a final chance to obtain the two months free coverage and also be protected as of January next the initial registration period has been extended to November 29 Residents who apply after November will lose the two months free coverage and will have to wait up to three months before their hospital insurance becomes effective This means that if you are hospitalized during the waiting period yon will have to pay your own hospital hills at the allinclusive rales Register NOW and have no regrets Have you a son or daughter 19 or over who should be registered at the single premium Have you a relative or a friend who is aged or infirm whom you should encourage to register A NOTE ABOUT ALLINCLUSIVE HOSPITAL RATES Reg on January 1 rtia hospitals of Ontario will charge all- inclusive daily rates instead of daily rates plus extras as at present The standard ward allinclusive rale which will include the cost of extra services use of operating room drugs etc is expected to average about a day for the public hospitals of Ontario However as rales will vary from hospital to hospital according to the type of services available the charge may he or more a day in tarns hospitals rules will apply whether hospital hill is pah the Insurance plan or by he The ONLY Basic Hospital Insurance Available The Ontario Hospital Insurance plan provides the most comprehensive hospital benefits ever made available to the people of this province It will cover all the standard ward hospital services which arc medically necessary to the treatment of inpatients in approved hospitals It will also provide bene fits for emergency outpatient hospital care within 24 hours following an accident The very low premiums of a month for the single person and a month for the family are made possible by substantial contributions toward the cost from the Provincial and Federal Governments The family prem ium covers husband wife and all unmarried unemployed children under age 19 and children or over who are financially dependent because of physical or mental infirmity AS OF NEXT JANUARY THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STANDARD WARD HOSPITAL INSURANCE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF ONTARIO IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED ARE NOT INSURED ONTARIO HOSPITAL SERVICES COMMISSION HOW TO REGISTER If you arc not yet registered and arc not eli to re group you may register with the Commission on a PayDirect basis Complete the applica tion form included in this advertisement clip it and mail it to the Commission with a cheque or money order for one months Single or Family premium which ever is applicable DO NOT SEND CASH THROUGH THE MAIL If your application and one months premium arc received by the Commission on or before November 29 you will be insured for January February and March Future premiums will be payable on a quarterly basis beginning in January 1959- YOU ARE NOT ALREADY REGISTERED USE APPLICATION FORM BELOW ONTARIO HOSPITAL INSURANCE PAYDIRECT APPLICATION DO NOT USE THIS APPLICATION IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED ENCLOSE ONE MONTHS PREMIUM WITH THIS APPLICATION PAYABLE TO ONTARIO HOSPITAL SERVICES COMMISSION TORONTO ONTARIO