Details of new federal dental insurance plan coming, sources say
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Several government ministers are expected to launch a new federal dental insurance plan that will provide benefits directly to eligible Canadian residents, sources say.
Several government ministers are expected to launch Monday a new federal dental insurance plan that will provide benefits directly to eligible Canadian residents, though the first claims won’t be processed until May.
Government officials say the new program will be phased in slowly over 2024.
The officials provided a briefing to The Canadian Press ahead of Monday’s announcement on the condition they not be named.
The insurance plan is a key pillar of the Liberals’ supply-and-confidence deal with the New Democrats to secure the opposition party’s support on key votes.
The deal calls for a plan that would offer dental benefits directly to Canadian residents with a household income under $90,000 and no private insurance.
Applications are expected to open as early as next week, starting with qualifying seniors over the age of 87, but it will take months before they can start to claim the benefits.
The Liberals promised the NDP the government would launch the insurance plan for seniors, children under the age of 18 and people with disabilities by 2024.
Though it will be months before many eligible people will be able to enrol and start receiving care, NDP health critic Don Davies says his party is ecstatic to have a concrete program in motion by the deadline.
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