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Health Minister Zane DeSilva yesterday repeated accusations that the One Bermuda Alliance was sending out mixed messages on Future Care. But the OBA, which pledged last week that seniors’ benefits would remain unchanged if it won power, accused the ...

Government has confirmed reports that seniors who fall behind in paying their FutureCare premiums will have their prescription drugs payments suspended. And FutureCare clients who do not pay within 90 days of notification will have their policies ter...

Opposition MP Louise Jackson has more questions about Government’s handling of the FutureCare health insurance scheme for seniors. But she was prevented from asking them in the House of Assembly yesterday. Mrs Jackson explained that she had some ques...

The war of words between Health Minister Zane DeSilva and OBA Seniors Advocate Louise Jackson over FutureCare continued yesterday in the House of Assembly. In a statement read before the House, Mr DeSilva said that the Ministry has kept policy holder...

The Opposition has called for Health Minister Zane DeSilva to issue “a complete and unreserved apology” to One Bermuda Alliance seniors advocate Louise Jackson for accusing her of misinforming the public. A Government letter to FutureCare clients dre...

Apologise to Mrs Jackson December 7, 2011 Dear Sir, I would like to know when Minister Zane DeSilva is going to apologise to Member of Parliament, Mrs Louise Jackson, for calling her a liar when she was, in fact, correct. AC SMITH Paget

Government has apologised to FutureCare clients for failing to inform them of a change in co-payments. It also reassured that they will not be hit with bills backdated prior to April 1 2011, despite a system error that led medical providers to be pai...