Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The purpose of overhauling the Supplementary Heath Benefits Program is, one, there is a group of our citizens who need supplementary health benefits that are excluded from the current program; two, the way it is designed now is administratively cumbersome and Member...(inaudible)...talked about the administrative difficulties, specified conditions is run by exceptions; and, third, there is no appeal mechanisms for people who are not happy with the system we have now, so we needed to clear out those issues; and, fourth, the program as it exists now is not fair or equitable or sustainable. Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Question 116-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
In the Legislative Assembly on May 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 116-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
Oral Questions
May 12th, 2010
Range Lake
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