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I've been "Let Go" from my family doctor (IRONY!!!)
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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 305166" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Going North, we do get medical benefits (eye, dental, drug coverage). The base has its own doctors and nursing staff. They are available to the military member only. The family members, although covered for medical expenses, do not have access to military doctors. So the problem isn't coverage, it's the doctor themselves.</p><p>here in Canada, we have universal health care. We can go to any doctor to be a patient, no referals, and all appointments, tests, etc are all covered without even filling in paperwork, just hand over your health card issued by the government. The downside is, we have a doctor shortage and the laws only allow a doctor to have a specific amount of patients per case load (to avoid overburdening the doctor and reducing quality of care to patients due to overloading). </p><p>The military benefits themselves are very good and cover most stuff. I did however have those benefits on my own before he joined the military. Unfortunatly, the docs here have LOOOONG wait lists. Its the price we pay for universal health care. The upside is, walk in clinics are common place and you can ALWAYS see a doctor there daily, or you can go to a local ER anytime you need at no cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 305166, member: 4264"] Going North, we do get medical benefits (eye, dental, drug coverage). The base has its own doctors and nursing staff. They are available to the military member only. The family members, although covered for medical expenses, do not have access to military doctors. So the problem isn't coverage, it's the doctor themselves. here in Canada, we have universal health care. We can go to any doctor to be a patient, no referals, and all appointments, tests, etc are all covered without even filling in paperwork, just hand over your health card issued by the government. The downside is, we have a doctor shortage and the laws only allow a doctor to have a specific amount of patients per case load (to avoid overburdening the doctor and reducing quality of care to patients due to overloading). The military benefits themselves are very good and cover most stuff. I did however have those benefits on my own before he joined the military. Unfortunatly, the docs here have LOOOONG wait lists. Its the price we pay for universal health care. The upside is, walk in clinics are common place and you can ALWAYS see a doctor there daily, or you can go to a local ER anytime you need at no cost. [/QUOTE]
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