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submitted 1 year ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

A Calgary clinic informed its clients it would be introducing a "membership-based medical service," running $4,800 a year for a two-parent family membership.

Such arrangements have been growing increasingly common in recent years, experts say.

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[-] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

when was the last time yall saw a doctor?

[-] jtmetcalfe@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 year ago

A what? The vast majority of Americans do not make routine office visits and rely on emergency clinics for healthcare when there is an issue

[-] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

no i mean you personally, whens the last time YOU went to the doctor.

[-] jtmetcalfe@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

I had to visit the ER clinic down the street from where I live (there’s one on basically every corner) just a few months ago. I don’t do annual check ups even though I have health insurance from work because the copays and any procedure costs are still significant out of pocket, my deductible is over $7k USD per year and I’m not going to be spending that any time soon. Anyways the doctor that I saw did me a solid, he told me I could use some pliers at home instead of having to pay the exorbitant fees at the ER clinic, so I was able to remove the arrow from my knee all by myself.

[-] Backspacecentury@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

I’ll bite, let’s see where this is going.

I went to the doctor last week.

[-] joshhsoj1902@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Last time I needed to see a doctor for a non urgent matter I booked an appointment 2 weeks from the day. From there I got refered to a specialist a weeks dns ahalf later.

Why do you ask?

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