Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for Mrs. Groenewegen, the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services. There have been situations over the years where people have had to go south on medical referrals to get specialized treatment and end up at a clinic in Alberta. Although the service would be covered by our health care insurance, they end up having to pay upfront for certain services like anesthetic. They are out of pocket for this money until they can come back and claim it.

What I am wondering is, Mr. Speaker, would the Minister look into this and if we know we are going to cover these kind of things, make arrangements with the clinics ahead of time to pay for the service upfront? Thank you.