Thank you, Mr. Chair. Looking at page 182, extended health benefits, these are benefits for people over the age of 60. The NWT basically provides them with healthcare. There are people who don't have government healthcare plans, you know, people who worked in private industry who had private healthcare plans, who paid their $75-$100 a month and had healthcare. When you turn 60 in the territory, though, there's not much of an incentive to keep paying that $100 a month. It seems like if we could somehow encourage those people to hold on to that through a tax break or something the GNWT might save quite a bit of money on health insurance. Has this been a topic of discussion for the department at all? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 2017. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 14th, 2017
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