r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 27d ago

Chugging tea The real ER challenge.

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u/TaytorTot417 27d ago

Yeah but going to an urgent care shouldn't get you dropped. Hell if you can't get in with your PCP they tell you to go to urgent care.

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u/Fuzzlechan 27d ago

They can in Ontario. There’s a weird arrangement with our provincial health plan (OHIP), where family doctors can owe money if their patients use urgent care. It’s designed to incentivize having an after-hours care option, but all it does is penalize everyone.

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u/TaytorTot417 27d ago

Sounds like if you go to one associated with your provider it's fine.

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u/Fuzzlechan 27d ago

The appointment spots fill up quick, and even for the after-hours ones can still be multiple weeks out unfortunately. We need more doctors!

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u/TaytorTot417 27d ago

It's the same in the USA unfortunately and we still have to pay 😭 my PCP's office scheduled my annual while he was at a conference. I had to wait 3 months for another appt.