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Old 08-13-2005, 10:37 PM  
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Originally Posted by StatsJunky
I know when I wanted to see a dermatoligist I couldn't just go and setup an appointment with them, I needed to get a refferal from a GP/family physician first. So the government has to fork out money for me to see GP to say go to this dermatoligist. Alot of money being thrown away on exactly this.
I see your point, but think about the flip side.

If everybody that thought they needed to see a derm went without being referred, the derm would probably end up with a lot of patients that didn't really need their attention. And as you mentioned, the specialists make more money, which means the government would end up paying out even more money than they do with that current referral requirement. I'm assuming you live in Canada.
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