{"id":10940,"date":"2024-09-30T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elcicgsi.ca\/?page_id=10940"},"modified":"2025-04-17T19:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:46:08","slug":"claims-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.elcicgsi.ca\/?page_id=10940","title":{"rendered":"Making a Claim: Claims Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”10943″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n

Claims Tips from Barb<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]In 2024, GSI began offering a Claims Tips column in the Your Plan Notes newsletters. These tips address questions from Plan Members. They are assembled here for your convenience.[\/vc_column_text][toggles style=”default” border_radius=”none”][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”Claim Tip #1: Provider Not Listed”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”enews” text_direction=”default”]\n

Provider Not Listed<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Professional services are a well used benefit, as indicated by the annual report from Manulife for the ELCIC Group Benefits Plan. The report showed there were 492 claimants (these could be a Plan Member, their spouse or a dependent child); as there were just over 400 active Plan Members in 2023, this averages to more than one claimant per household. Together, these claimants made 5,013 claims.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some members have reported challenges with making a claim for professional services. The screen shot (below<\/em>) <\/span>shows the list to select the type of professional services provider accessed, but it is not complete.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Specifically, the following providers are covered under the ELCIC Group Benefits Plan but don\u2019t appear in the list:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]

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