... meaning that patients must pay an additional dollar in fees for each dollar of income above the basic OAS/GIS threshold.Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador illustrate the variation in approaches ... care in France and the Nordic countries, in contrast to Canada, are intended to give patients a greater say over their path of care (see Figure 6). Instead of acting as the agent that pays ... generally at around 100 percent, until the maximum charges are paid in full. In Newfoundland and Labrador, a single individual in institutional care pays a maximum of roughly $33,600 annually...