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Family Doctor Charging Me for Appointment
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chels_north Posts: 1
Posted On: 7/15/2015
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Hi. I have lived in Canada my entire life. My parents have insurance from work (blue cross) and we are all covered by OHIP. I had an appointment today for a plantar wart and the past 2 weeks my doctor did a muscle test with some food in glass containers. He began to do the test again even though I was just here for my foot. At the end of my appointment (he did treat my foot) , he said $20 for the test And the wart treatment was free. Confused I didn't say anything and I went to book another appointment for my foot again. Thelady at thedeskasked if I wanted to pay today and Isaid no. Is it legal for them to charge me for a test? I'm 17 and I'm shy and I defiantly do not want to pay $20 for some stupid test that I don't even know what was going on.
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4075
Posted On: 7/16/2015
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.
We can appreciate that you would be concerned about this.
You may want to talk to a health care professional to find out if a procedure or treatment is covered by OHIP. You can contact the Ministry of Health INFOline for some information specific to your situation here:
In Ontario: 1-800-268-1154
In Toronto: 416-314-5518
TTY: 1-800-387-5559
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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