In the policy that Cabinet put out they indicate that the territorial Supplemental Health Benefits Program should be designed in a manner that does not cause employers to reduce supplementary health benefits programs to their employees; i.e., insurance. Everything the Minister just said pretty much encourages everybody to dump their insurance. It doesn’t make any sense at all. Even people who are making a lot of money who have insurance, if they have a catastrophic condition, it’s in their best interest not to have insurance from their provider. So right there on that fact they’re going against the policy that they put in place. I’m curious if the Minister can explain to me how they can put a program in place that clearly contradicts the policy that they put in place in the first place. Thank you.
Glen Abernethy on Question 98-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
In the Legislative Assembly on May 11th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 98-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
Oral Questions
May 10th, 2010
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