‘Hospital fees are going up!’ – Hon Ronnie W. Skelton
He was speaking last night November 3, 2014 on National Democratic Party Radio heard on ZBVI 780 AM in response to a caller who posed a question.
“I have a question for the Premier or Mr Skelton,” began the female caller. “I understand the fees for the hospital are going up?” she asked.
“I understand it is going up three times the amount it used to be. I am thinking of a person like myself who don’t work and you carrying it up [that high]. I don’t have a problem with you carrying it up. My problem is the [size of the increase]. You could carry it up but not that much,” lamented the caller.
In response, Hon Skelton said, “Yes caller…the fees for the hospital are going up. One of the conditions for the fees going up is that no one will be denied care.”
He said that if there are cases where persons are being denied care he wants to know about them.
“The whole idea is for us to be able to pay for the level of service that our people so need instead of just giving the basic service. It is to improve the level of care for people and improve the whole infrastructure for health care at the hospital,” he said.
In addition to Hon Skelton, on the show were other Government Ministers, including Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon D. Orlando Smith, Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn, Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr the Hon Kedrick D. Pickering, and Minister for Communications and Works Hon Mark H. Vanterpool.
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27 Responses to “‘Hospital fees are going up!’ – Hon Ronnie W. Skelton”
This is ridiculous Ronnie. BVI is too small to use American methods but what is in the dark will soon come to light.
is the service gonna be tripled or so faster than the usual service?
Time for NDP to go! Fees to go up to pay exorbitant salaries to unqualified "executives" and children referred from that Duff's Bottom Institution.
Streeups