The new federal dental insurance plan will be phased in gradually over 2024, with the first claims likely to be processed in May, government officials said ahead of a formal announcement scheduled for Monday morning.

  • Lauchs@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It might feel a little low (especially if you live in Vancouver/Toronto) but it covers some 9 million of us.

    I imagine they’ll keep revisiting the number or index it to inflation. But really, these programs are designed to help the most needy and at 90k it is already one of our largest social programs.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, it’s truly fantastic that they’re aggressively rolling this out to whom it’s most needed, first.