Ontario woman says she was asked to pay for OHIP-covered healthcare in viral vide Ontario
, one woman's recent experience of being asked to pay at a local doctor's office is garnering a ton of attention, especially amid ongoing privatization fears.earlier this week to share her frustration with Premier Doug Ford's leadership, and her story is clearly resonating with others, racking up tens of thousands of views on the platform and others.
After being told that her family doctor had no available appointments in the coming days, the resident called a walk-in clinic to see if she could get testing and treatment quicker, as she believed she may have strep throat. But, she was told that she would have to pay nearly $100 to come in and be assessed by a nurse — something that should be covered by OHIP, along with the full cost of any medically necessary services at a doctor's office or hospital.
"I called the clinic and they said, 'Our doctor's not taking any walk-ins, but you can see our registered nurse for $95.' I said, 'This isn't covered by OHIP?' and she said 'No, OHIP won't pay her,'" the patient explains in her post, which reads"Thanks Douggie" overtop. "So OHIP is denying payment and they're being forced to charge people. We're paying out of our butts in taxes for healthcare... on top of all those taxes, we have to pay out of pocket for services that are supposed to be covered."
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