DIRECT ACCESS TO SPECIALISTS in TORONTO

COMMENT: Socialist State insurance OHIP requires a referral from a GP to have a specialist OHIP-paid consultation. GPs' choice of Specialist may be influenced by working in a specific Hospital GP service or working in a clinic which includes specialists. They may not know the best specialist for the problem. Another danger is the front office computer programmed for a default "NON-URGENT": potentially fatal. Upper-middle class Ontarians bypass the GP by visiting the Specialist PRIVATELY: telling the receptionist that they have a residence in the USA: very often true as many have condos in Florida. The Ont.Med.Assn tariff is double that of the State insurance.(State payment has fallen 50% during 40 years of Socialist Govt.control.)