Mark Holland on Monday refused to say how many dental professionals have signed up to participate in the federal insurance plan
Canada’s dental associations, which say some of their members are reluctant to participate in the national dental care plan, are in fact just negotiating with Ottawa over the program, says federal Health Minister Mark Holland .
“We can’t do that,” Holland said. “These are vulnerable people who can’t pay out of their own pocket. So that’s a red line.” The Liberal government launched the Canadian Dental Care Plan as a condition of a deal with the NDP to ensure the opposition party’s support on key votes. The federal insurance-like program is expected to provide coverage to uninsured families with a household income under $90,000, starting in May, with seniors the first to be invited to take part. The plan is slated to cost $13 billion over five years.
Holland on Monday refused to say how many dental professionals – dentists, independent hygienists and denturists – have signed up to participate in the federal insurance plan. He would only say “thousands” have so far committed to taking part.
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