New federal dental care coverage may have the unintended result of Canadian employers cancelling their private health care plans, industry players are warning.
Ondina Love, president of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association told the Senate finance committee that there is a risk of employers cancelling private health care plans.
“I think you either incentivize employers to maintain their dental benefits or you disincentivize them through large government fines and penalties if they take them away,” she said according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
The federal dental care bill is headed for Senate approval and if granted, households with family income below $90,000 could receive up to $650 per child for trips to the dentist….