Public servants, retirees travelling and working overseas wait months for medical reimbursements
Some federal government employees posted or travelling overseas say they've had to wait months to be reimbursed for medical insurance claims that, once repaid, have been short hundreds or thousands of dollars with little explanation.
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![Sonia Hooykaas and her daughter Eilidh have lived in London while Hooykaas has been posted there since November 2020. She says it's been a full-time job having to keep track of the claims she's submitted to MSH, the money she's borrowed from Global Affairs Canada and any reimbursements for claims she's received months later. A woman and a girl look out a window.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7157199.1711559780!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sonia-hooykaas.jpg)
Some federal government employees posted or travelling overseas say they've had to wait months to be reimbursed for medical insurance claims that, once repaid, have been short hundreds or thousands of dollars with little explanation.