A commentary by a Saanich resident who has received a letter from the Medical Services Commission.
On Sept. 16, the Times Colonist published my letter in which I asked for somebody in the Ministry of Health to answer questions regarding the implications for patients of de-enrolled family doctors.
• The financial impact on patients is not limited to the amount paid to the de-enrolled physician; all laboratory services and diagnostic imaging ordered by a de-enrolled family doctor are not reimbursable by MSP and must be paid by the patients. The letter stated that the commission is responsible for administration of the Medicare Protection Act and that the purpose of the act is to preserve the health-care system ”in which access to necessary medical care is based on need and not on an individual’s ability to pay.”
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