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New dental care plan leaves out 4.4 million uninsured Canadians: report (www.ctvnews.ca)
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As the federal government's national dental insurance program continues to roll out, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that the plan leaves too many Canadians without coverage and need an additional $1.45 billion in funding.

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[–] clgoh@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

How many people making above $45k don't have private dental insurance through their employer?

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Me, at some point.

Lots of contracting jobs, software development in my case, offer no health care plan, you have to go with the RAMQ insurance, which leaves you with no dental plan.

[–] clgoh@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

True. If you're self-employed, you're screwed.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Not just self-employed, but also contracted out by a company like CGI (used as an example, I'm sure they have a dental plan)