Thank you.
My constituent thought that if the transfers were done in accordance with Quebec’s jurisdictions, she could use her health insurance card. That was not the case before, certainly.
Remaining with the issue of oral healthcare, I received other emails. People went to their dentist and were told and were not covered, because that dentist is not one of the plan’s eligible providers, as they did not successfully complete the registration process, which is long and complicated. These people were then invited to go see another dentist the next time. That means they have to find another dentist who isn’t already overbooked.
We see the same thing with denturists. A constituent wrote me this week to tell me that they had been waiting for a partial prosthetic for four months, and the process was so long that the denturist recommended they go see someone else.
Why is the process so long? What makes it so complicated? Why is it that these people, in spite of the promises made, cannot access the care they seriously need?