Do you need a Family Physician???

[Androse]

Hi All,
I have a few questions please :-

1) Is it necessary to register with a Family Physician?
2) Can I just walk-in to the same clinic each time?
3) Will be considered a 'new patient' each time I walk in?
4) What if this clinic no longer accepts new patients after some time, can I still go back to them (if I don't register with them)?
5) Different pharmacies charged differently for reading prescriptions? Is that correct? I understand that the charges for drugs will not vary much from one pharmacy to another.
6) What is co-pay? I also have medical insurance (from my spouse). It says, that it will be only $5, the balance will need to be paid by the patient. What does that mean?

Sorry, I have to ask these questions. I want to go see a doctor but I need to know how much I will need to pay at the end.
p/s I have been in Canada for only less than 6 months.

Thanks a million.

 

[scylla]

1) No - you don't. I haven't had one in years.
2) Yes
3) No - you shouldn't. They should keep a file of your history and all of your visits
4) I don't know. I think you'll have to ask the specific clinic.
5) Yes - charges for dispensing drugs are different. Charges for the drugs themselves should be identical.
6) Co-pay usually means that the insurance will cover part of the costs and then you will cover the rest. Exactly how much you have to pay will depend on the type of plan you have and the level of coverage.

 

[emmaballet20]

well these are not necessary thing but some of them are important & necessary like harges for dispensing drugs are different.

 

[Arthur123]

yes i need physician. thanks for providing the one. i am too tired and need to relax my mind. will take advice

 

[Arthur123]

well these high risk merchant account are not necessary thing but some of them are important & necessary like harges for dispensing drugs are different.

I agree with you this is not necessary

 

[pommyg]

If you have a long term medical problem its prob worth it... imagine seeing a diff lawyer each time for a legal problem

 

[Androse]

Hi,
I heard that you will need a Family Physician when you are applying for Citizenship later. Is that correct?

 

[Leon]

Hi,
I heard that you will need a Family Physician when you are applying for Citizenship later. Is that correct?

No, there was a time that you were asked to have a guarantor verifying your identity to renew your PR card and such a person could be a GP or a dentist but they don't do that any more. Besides, there was a way around that as well.

In any case, if you can not find a family physician, you can just go to a walk in clinic. If you always go to the same one, you will get to know the doctors they have and your medical records will be kept there so it is not like going to a different doctor each time.

 

[jorgea]

As a visitor you do not need to register for a family pysician

 

[calgaryimmigration]

It would be better if you have family physician for emergency purposes.

 

[ayan05]

I want to become a family physician and have no clue as to what high school requirements are needed and where I should go after.

 

[Pina Colada]

I was told that family physician in Toronto is very very hard to find (to find one that's still accepting new patients).
If one doesn't have OHIP covered, it's even harder…..

 

[mandyshine2009]

In my opinion its not necessary.