Mr. Speaker, because the seniors who are currently receiving the benefit of this program regardless of income who are over 60 years of age in the Northwest Territories have planned that they would have this coverage, have become accustomed to this coverage, has the Department of Health and Social Services given any thought to grandfathering those folks who are already covered by this and phasing in a change to supplementary health benefits so that younger people like myself, for example, could begin at an earlier age to start to plan for the fact that they may need to think about insurance or putting money aside for sickness or so on? Has any thought been given to that? Because I’m just very afraid of the outcome of pulling this back from people who are already receiving it. Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 89-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
In the Legislative Assembly on March 25th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 89-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
Oral Questions
March 24th, 2010
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