Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see there is non-insured health benefits on here, and so, if you have non-insured health benefits and you go to the dentist and the dentist says you need a crown, there is a good chance NIHB will say, "No, we'd rather pull it," but, if you go and you need a crown and you have Blue Cross, there is a good chance they will approve it. That is the difference, and that is what has come up in my constituency. NIHB, I guess there are three levels of appeal that you can go through. The patient actually has to go and explain why they need a crown, you know the dentist recommended it, why they want to save their tooth as opposed to pull it, and that is the first level of appeal, so that is the issue. From my understanding, it's rarely appealed by people. I think people just either suffer or get the tooth pulled instead, and so there is a bit of a disconnect between the Blue Cross and the NIHB services, so does the department do anything to raise awareness or assist people when it comes to the appeal process with NIHB? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 1st, 2018
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