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Ready for Medicare

Ready for Medicare

Date9/25/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ready for Medicare: When Medicare comes to Ontario Wednesday, all 7,395,000 persons in the province will be eligible for coverage. They include 2,000,000 who were covered under the province's old plan, OMSIP. Dr. J. S. W. Aldis, director of the new scheme, OHSIP, watches as three of many women hired to handle large volume of work, set up claims books at Thorncliffe Park office.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Historical location:Scarborough (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Thorncliffe Park
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028911F
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