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Originally Posted by Ashartus
Our system does let you schedule a blood test - Calgary Lab Services has an online appointment system, and when I had mine done last year I'm pretty sure I waited less than 15 minutes. My doctor doesn't email me the results though - but a lab report on its own is pretty meaningless without an expert to put it into context, so I'm not sure people getting their results by email would be a good thing.
The shortage of family doctors is a huge problem though. I don't see how privatization (in the user-pay sense - doctors offices are already private businesses) would help that - aside from allowing those who can pay extra to get in while those who can't are even less likely to find a doctor than they are now. There needs to be an incentive for doctors to go into family practice instead of a higher-paying field.
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You mean, like allowing them to charge directly for their services?....
