Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With all due respect, I don’t think the Minister sees what I’m trying to get at, which is the fact that I agree that the public system is there to top up, I agree that the public system is to back up the person as the backstop, and I definitely agree that the public system is the safety net provided to all our citizens. My fear is that we’re leaving potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars or even up to millions of dollars over the course of a number of years that we’re not tapping into the third-party insurance that is legally mandated. I’m not asking her to make sure that people who are driving cars have insurance. I’m telling you the cars that are supposed to be legally on the road are supposed to have insurance. That’s the issue. So there’s insurance covering them so if there’s an accident that person already has insurance for those health-related services. Why aren’t we tapping into that opportunity? That’s the issue. That’s what I’m trying to get at.
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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