Common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in children

Re:Common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in chil... by ksenzee on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @03:18PM (#37664483)

The Canadian system absolutely requires a referral from your GP to see a specialist. And even in the US, when you do have insurance that allows you to see a specialist without a referral, there are some specialists who won’t see you without a referral anyway, I assume because they don’t want to deal with random people off the street.

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Re:Common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in chil... by coldtea on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:42AM (#37671865)

>The Canadian system absolutely requires a referral from your GP to see a specialist

I presume that's only when you want your expenses covered. If you pay with your own money/private insurance you can see whoever you want, no?

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Re:Common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in chil... by ksenzee on Saturday September 30, 2023 @02:04PM (#37718065)

There are some rules hobbling the private system in Canada that don’t exist in every country with universal healthcare. As I understand it, if a doctor participates in the public system they’re limited in their ability to accept private-pay patients. Happy to take correction here from Canadians who know better.

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