2 hours in the waiting room did not fill me with any positive feelings about the system here. I mean this was a clinic, so I wouldn't expect high calibre service from a similar place in Canada, but the reception's first question was always "do you have your insurance card?" not "what are your symptoms". I've got decent medical insurance here - 100% coverage and no "co-pays", the flat rate amount that most Americans have to pay regardless of what their appointment is for - usually it's around $20. But one guy whose insurance wasn't accepted at this particular clinic was given two options - pay $115 and not get a receipt or pay $150 and get a receipt that he could try and get reimbursed from his insurer. That hardly seems legal to me! I mean it seems like the sort of deal your mechanic would offer you if you paid in cash. It's essentially the same idea.
Anyway, the good news is that I don't have an ear infection and my blood pressure was perfect (which is amazing to me, but good to hear) however they have no idea what is causing it and I have to go back in a week if it persists. Basically the physician's assistant went from ear infection to brain tumor as my options! It seemed a tad drastic to me but there you go. I have prescription I can get filled if it continues that might help the symptoms a bit so I'll see how I feel in the morning...
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