Actually, I’ve been trying to whittle down to the exact area I’m getting to and I think we’ve now reached the point. I definitely believe heart of hearts that the public system is truly the backstop of what needs to be out there, and by no means am I suggesting that the public system should erode. What I’ve really been trying to whittle down to is this particular point: if somebody arrives at Stanton today and is in a car accident, we don’t ask them if they have third-party insurance. Yet everybody driving a car, in that car, legally, of course, is supposed to have insurance. So in other words, those insurance companies are getting off the hook because the public system is so gracious to cover their costs. But every year people’s insurance goes up and up and up on costs. So my problem really comes down to this: why does our territorial health policy not take into consideration these types of problems of saying, well, wait a minute, you’re legally mandated to have third-party insurance in this particular case such as auto insurance. Why don’t we tap into that first, because they’re already paying for it?
Robert Hawkins on Question 366-16(4): Third-Party Health Insurance For Individuals
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 366-16(4): Third-Party Health Insurance For Individuals
Oral Questions
February 21st, 2010
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