{"id":725792,"date":"2026-06-09T19:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/725792\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:18:12","slug":"changes-coming-to-medical-travel-benefits-for-some-nwt-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/725792\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes coming to medical travel benefits for some NWT residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting in September, residents with a valid NWT healthcare card but no medical travel coverage will now be covered under the Extended Health Benefits program, the GNWT says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, this was covered under the GNWT medical travel policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis change is part of the GNWT\u2019s broader effort to modernize medical travel and make the system clearer, more consistent, and easier for both residents and health care providers to understand,\u201d the GNWT said in a Monday news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While what is covered will remain the same, the GWNT said those affected by the change must apply for Extended Health Benefits to access coverage after September 1, when the change comes into effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GNWT said residents are eligible for medical travel coverage under Extended Health Benefits if they do not have coverage through the Non-Insured Health Benefits program, the M\u00e9tis Health Benefits program, an employer plan or private insurance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement.<br \/><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MTg1NCwxNSw2MA==\" href=\"https:\/\/sarahpruysphoto.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780060298_2_SPP-Cabin-Radio-ad-20252.jpg\" width=\"300px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement.<br \/><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MjA4NSwxNSw2MA==\" href=\"https:\/\/recruiting.ultipro.ca\/BRA50007F\/JobBoard\/2ea5e84a-bfc4-4167-88ba-20d03547d410\/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=dfbd6c45-ce7c-4ad8-91ae-3fbb5fc91fbe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/May-7-2026-YZF-West-Sales-Manager-Graphic-2.png\" width=\"300px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.gov.nt.ca\/en\/services\/applyingrenewing-extended-health-benefits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Applications for 2026-27<\/a> open on June 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GNWT said this change is part of a first phase of work to improve the medical travel system in the NWT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its news release, the territory said phase two will look at longer-term improvements \u201cincluding possible changes to benefits and expanded coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated Articles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Starting in September, residents with a valid NWT healthcare card but no medical travel coverage will now be&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":725793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,48,84,392,46957],"class_list":["post-725792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-travel-transport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/725793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}