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[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

If one million seniors needed this support then clearly there is a larger problem with how we currently care for seniors. I am a young adult who could really benefit from this dental plan but I have to wait until 2025 to use it because the rest of our social services have already failed our seniors so badly they need this benefit too.

I almost worry that there won't be any money left for the dental plan program by the time I'm even able to apply for it.

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago

The fact that dental is just now being covered under our "universal" healthcare is mind boggling. How are the teeth separate from the rest of the body?

[-] myersguy@lemmy.simpl.website 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Never mind "being covered". We have taken the tiniest of baby steps towards coverage. Seniors with no current dental insurance only. Then it will get rolled out based on income, and for many, will still require copay. Any existing dental insurance keeps you out of the program, despite many people having terrible dental benefits.

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