Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the Minister hit it on the head. Let’s do something to find a solution for those people who don’t have insurance. That is our problem. Right now they are already covered for drugs, under supplemental or specified medical condition, so we need to find a way to get them dental and eye care. So let’s do that. But what she is doing is creating a program that is going to be a disincentive, she says. I don’t know how she is going to do it, but the Minister says we are going to encourage people to keep their insurance. People aren’t stupid, Mr. Speaker. If they look at the program and they go, oh, I’m going to get 100 percent coverage if I had no insurance but I am going to have to pay $2,000 a month if I have insurance, who is going to get insurance? Nobody. Therefore, our costs are going to go up. This is going to do nothing but increase our costs. The Minister didn’t address that. I would like the Minister to address how we are going to stop our costs from going up, because we created a program that is going to destroy insurance. How are we supporting insurance, Mr. Speaker?
Glen Abernethy on Question 107-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
In the Legislative Assembly on May 12th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 107-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
Oral Questions
May 11th, 2010
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