> We have single player in Canada and it's even worse. Do you have any experience with the US medical system? I lived in Alberta for 7 years and in Quebec for

> We have single player in Canada and it's even worse. Do you have any experience with the US medical system? I lived in Alberta for 7 years and in Quebec for 3 (important to note because it is hard to take you seriously since you did not even mention that healthcare is provincially administered in Canada). > I have to book one appt to get referred for a blood test, another to take the blood, and then another appt to get the results! Here is an alternative explanation to "doctors are incompetent scammers": you need a referral for a specialist so that specialists are not overwhelmed with requests from hypochondriacs who read something on the Internet. Once the test results come back the doctor wants to see you to explain the results and recommend further treatment. That saves everyone time and money and is the opposite of "scam[ming] the system for more cash." The "one health issue per appointment" is not a government policy, it is a policy that some physicians have so that they can see more patients each day.