ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Dear Shirley,
Thank you for your letter and for taking the time to bring your concerns to the election campaign.
I can say with confidence that the NL NDP takes your issues to heart. We know it’s important that all seniors in our province receive essential health care services when and where you need them.
An NDP Government would do a better job of covering eye exams, glasses, hearing aids, and dentures. The coverage would be extended to all low-income people, including seniors, and based strictly on income.
When it comes to dental care and over-the-counter drugs, for example, we will continue to fight for the reversal of the cuts that the government made in 2016 to both those programs for low-income people. Low-income seniors and working people urgently need to be reinstated on the Adult Dental Health Program. When they were dropped in 2016, there were hundreds of people on the wait list for dentures - one indication of the widespread need for more dental care in our province.
I hear and understand your concern and I will work for a province where all seniors can live with dignity.
Alison Coffin
N.L. NDP Leader
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