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<blockquote data-quote="dstc_99" data-source="post: 620756" data-attributes="member: 15473"><p>I can honestly say that I rarely complain about our healthcare system. I don't complain because it is basically free and reasonably accessible. On the other hand it is a maze that has to be navigated. Take the normal beuracracy of healthcare and insurance and then triple it due to government management and that is my norm.</p><p></p><p>Anyway we have a lovely system where we can email our doctors for medication refills. So I recently sent in an email knowing I was going to be out of medications soon. I got a reply that they would fill one of my medications but the other they weren't filling because I had been referred for treatment. None of which makes sense because they filled my depression medications but refused to fill my insomnia medication. The referral I received was for mental health IE: the depression medications. I have never been given a referral for any kind of insomnia therapy other than to see a behavioral therapist who gave me pamphlets and sent me home. This therapist was in their office and therefore his notes are there for them to see.</p><p></p><p>I have been seeing these Doctors for 6 months requesting help with my depression medications and insomnia and every time have been referred to some sort of therapist who doesn't have the ability to write prescriptions. Now I have been told by the therapist they can put me in for a psychiatric evaluation in order to get medications but the wait for the appointment is over a month and even then I will still have to wait to see the psychologist. Even though my original referral was for a psychiatrist I have to get through the therapy groups psychologist to see him.</p><p></p><p>Notice the circles I am being run around in! ARGH!! Now I have to wait at least a month and half to get in to get a psychiatric evaluation and go without medication until then. I think I am going to file a complaint and change doctors at the same time. It is sad to say but I can change to a civilian provider and get much better care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dstc_99, post: 620756, member: 15473"] I can honestly say that I rarely complain about our healthcare system. I don't complain because it is basically free and reasonably accessible. On the other hand it is a maze that has to be navigated. Take the normal beuracracy of healthcare and insurance and then triple it due to government management and that is my norm. Anyway we have a lovely system where we can email our doctors for medication refills. So I recently sent in an email knowing I was going to be out of medications soon. I got a reply that they would fill one of my medications but the other they weren't filling because I had been referred for treatment. None of which makes sense because they filled my depression medications but refused to fill my insomnia medication. The referral I received was for mental health IE: the depression medications. I have never been given a referral for any kind of insomnia therapy other than to see a behavioral therapist who gave me pamphlets and sent me home. This therapist was in their office and therefore his notes are there for them to see. I have been seeing these Doctors for 6 months requesting help with my depression medications and insomnia and every time have been referred to some sort of therapist who doesn't have the ability to write prescriptions. Now I have been told by the therapist they can put me in for a psychiatric evaluation in order to get medications but the wait for the appointment is over a month and even then I will still have to wait to see the psychologist. Even though my original referral was for a psychiatrist I have to get through the therapy groups psychologist to see him. Notice the circles I am being run around in! ARGH!! Now I have to wait at least a month and half to get in to get a psychiatric evaluation and go without medication until then. I think I am going to file a complaint and change doctors at the same time. It is sad to say but I can change to a civilian provider and get much better care. [/QUOTE]
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