Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this issue was raised in the House previously by Mr. Nitah. The information that I provided at that time was that there is a discrepancy in the fees that are provided to various jurisdictions under NIHB. The Yukon, in fact, is paid a higher fee to their dentists for NIHB clients. This is a matter of concern to us. The Northwest Territories/Nunavut Dental Association has attempted to resolve this issue directly with representatives of the federal government. It is our intention as a department to provide any kind of support we can to the dentists in their desire to have parity at least with other jurisdictions with similar sorts of costs, overheads and challenges. Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 456-14(3): Non-insured Dental Benefits
In the Legislative Assembly on March 6th, 2001. See this statement in context.
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Question 456-14(3): Non-insured Dental Benefits
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 5th, 2001
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