Under Canada's publicly funded universal healthcare system (Medicare), provincial health plans cover medically necessary hospital and physician services, but they explicitly exclude several categories of care. Services typically not covered include outpatient prescription drugs, dental care, eye examinations and prescription eyeglasses, elective cosmetic surgeries, chiropractic treatments, physiotherapy, and private or semi-private hospital room upgrades. Canadians often rely on employer-sponsored private benefit packages or out-of-pocket payments to cover these excluded medical expenses.
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