Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, whenever a Hay River resident has to travel to Yellowknife for physiotherapy, you are required to pay a co-payment of $250 if they are not covered by another form of insurance. This is very much a hardship for a number of people. We talk at length as legislators that we don't want to see a two-tiered system for health care, but I am seeing one at work right here in our government, those that have insurance and those that don't. To me, that's two-tier. Would the Minister please indicate what his department is currently doing to address the issue of medical co-payments further to his answer in this House to my question of October 21, 2002, asking for the co-payment to be waived, whereby he stated that: "We have a review of a supplementary health program currently underway." Exactly where is this, Mr. Speaker?
Paul Delorey on Question 34-14(6): Need For A Physiotherapist In Hay River
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 34-14(6): Need For A Physiotherapist In Hay River
Question 34-14(6): Need For A Physiotherapist In Hay River
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 17th, 2003
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