Financement des services d’oxygénothérapie à domicile [ Retour vers  Oxygène à domicile  ]

La plupart des provinces ont établi des lignes directrices pour déterminer le financement provincial de l'oxygénothérapy dont les programmes de financement des Anciens Combattants du Canada (ACC), de service santé non assurés (SSNA), de couverture d'assurance directe et privé de rémunération.

Le financement du gouvernement provincial: 

Le financement par le gouvernement provincial pour les programmes d'oxygénothérapie à domicile sont les plus fréquentes. VitalAire va vous aider avec votre demande de financement.

Le financement du gouvernement fédéral:

Il existe des programmes de financement disponibles pour oxygénothérapie à domicile par le gouvernement fédéral, pour ceux qui sont admissibles en vertu des avantages SSNA ou VAC.

Dans certaines situations, le programme de financement par défaut peut être une assurance ou une couverture soins médicaux privée. Ces prestations peuvent également couvrir une partie des honoraires privés, le cas échéant, que vous soyez admissible ou non à des programmes provinciaux d'oxygénothérapie à domicile, VitalAire vous aidera pour toute demande de couverture complémentaire.

You have an option to use your private insurance benefits or to privately pay for home oxygen. There are occasions when you may benefit from oxygen therapy but not qualify for provincial funding, examples include:

1) Exercise:
The findings suggest that supplemental oxygen shows improvement in exercise performance and pulmonary hypertension (blood pressure in your lungs) during exercise.
Ref: Chest 2002; 122;457 - 463

2) Daily Activities:
Most of the patients studied desaturated during the walk test. Oxygen administration avoided desaturation and could increase the distance walked and reduced dyspnea (shortness of breath).
Ref: Chest 2001: 120: 437 – 443

3) Sleep:
During a 3 year follow up, pulmonary arterial pressure decreased in (desaturating) patients who had been treated with oxygen during sleep and increased in (desarurating) control patients (not treated with oxygen during sleep).
Ref: Chest 2005; 128;3828 - 3837

4) Coexisting Conditions:
Nocturnal (nightly) oxygen therapy may be considered if desaturation occurs for protracted periods or in the presence of pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale or other associated medical conditions.
Ref: Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for
Management of COPD - 2003 

5) Extreme Shortness of Breath:
Patients with incapacitating dyspnea (shortness of breath) and reduced ventilatory and exercise capacity (limited activities) may benefit from oxygen therapy during activity even though they do not meet the current government funding guidelines.
Ref: Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for
Management of COPD - 2003     

It is important to note that some people will respond better to oxygen therapy than others. Your doctor can advise you if you should continue the oxygen therapy. Oxygen must be prescribed by your doctor. If you do not qualify for provincial government funding, you can purchase oxygen directly.