The Tender For Law

Volume 10

May 08, 2015 12:33 PM

Janick Paquette

I have waited in line for 2 hours to have a place for my boy at the local clinic. I noticed that his person's medical card is expired and never received a renewal for it! :/

So came to the desk and after establishing the facts, I asked if they could send an invoice. The lady at the desk told me that I would have to pay 20$ before seeing a doctor and pay the balance after the consultation.

It's not the 20$, it's the fact that they want you to pay, upfront ! :/

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Pete Daoust

I always go to private, and I take appointments before 8:00am always, I pay $50 and at the end of the appointment, they make me breakfast :D

And if the appointment is at 7:20am, I always pass at 7:20am....

They treat me like a GOD in there..... :D

Janick Paquette

I asked for an invoice after giving them another 20$ AFTER the consultation. The lady gave me the "DEMANDE DE REMBOURSEMENT � LA PERSONNE ASSUR�E".

I said: this is not an invoice!

She said: yes it is! It's what you need to get refunded for the costs of today's consultation!

I said: But it doesn't say invoice on it. What do you give to those who don't have a card or come from another country?

She took out a small invoice with a carbon copy attached to it and "we give them this!".

I said: Ok then I'll have one of those, please!

She said: Why?

I said to balance my accounting!

She said: Ok I'll have to give it to the doctor so he can fill it out.

*Jeopardy music*

... then she came back with another lady...

Other lady: ... same bla, bla. + people are not suppose to pay for there medical care so that is why we give you this so you can get refunded.

I said: But suppose I wasn't going to renew the medical card and I just wanted to pay for this consultation THEN I could take the small invoice and take this "DEMANDE DE REMBOURSEMENT � LA PERSONNE ASSUR�E" (and shove it up your ..., I degress! :P) and send it to the RAMQ?

She said: NO!!! Then you would have two proofs of having paid for one consultation.

I said: Ok then I'll take the small INVOICE and give you back the "DEMANDE DE REMBOURSEMENT � LA PERSONNE ASSUR�E".

She said: No this small invoice is ONLY for foreign citizens and since we are not suppose to pay for our medical care then this is the only document you will get. She said this is your invoice.

I said: This is an invoice even though it doesn't say INVOICE on it?

She said: YES! It's totally legal !

I said: ok.

And I left !

The pressure you get for questionning anything is unbeleivable! :O

What a training/knowledge it takes to come out of your shell of beleifs! :/

Scott Duncan

You ARE a foreigner! Quebecois! Who could even argue that you were a foreigner! Like ALL foreigners, you have a different word for EVERYTHING, so THAT'S a dead giveaway!

How could they even dispute the fact! :D