Dear Editor,
It’s my belief that most Canadians are under the mistaken impression that the Canadian Dental Care Plan or CDPC is similar to our healthcare system.
It’s not. There’s no universality; there is a 20 per cent co-pay; there is an income cap; and there’s an element of unfairness.
I’m not sure what the cost is but I suspect we are going to have a vast sum paid for a half vast scheme. My concern is private insurance eligibility. If you have private insurance with a dental option, even if you can’t afford it, you are ineligible for CDCP.
Whereas someone may be able to afford private insurance with the dental option, but chooses not to, they are eligible. So someone with double your income can get it and you do not. Because they have decided not to purchase private insurance, as a choice not because of lack of income.
But the left can take credit for a misunderstood plan and the right may criticize at their own peril. But it did prevent an election nobody wanted.
Yours,
