[lit-ideas] Re: health care
- From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:49:28 -0500
At 11:06 AM 11/25/2004, you wrote:
>It is my understanding that everyone (except for new residents, who have
>a three-month waiting period before full coverage) is fully covered for
>ordinary doctor visits, emergency room visits, necessary (as decided by
>your doctor) surgeries. Paul is right that some extras that used to be
>covered are no longer. Your doctor can charge extra for filling out
>forms, for instance. I wasn't aware that complete physicals were no
>longer covered, but I assume that means a physical performed
>preventatively, not diagnostically.
Physicals for insurance, certificates, jobs, driver's license etc. are NOT
covered in most cases.
>family doctor. The system will pay travel expenses (sort of) if you
>need to travel to another city to see a type of specialist not available
>locally.
WHERE is this happening? I'd LOVE to be re-imbursed for the at least
50 four-hour car trips I made when I was shuffled from one specialist to
another.
Paul
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Paul Stone
pas@xxxxxxxx
Kingsville, ON, Canada
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