On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 10:05:45 AM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On 4/30/2021 11:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > On 30/04/2021 15:43, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 10:26:18 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>> Badges? Badges? We don't need no steenking badges!
> > >>
> > >>> Heh! At we didn't get anything except a leaflet of information.
> > >>> The details will have gone to our doctors though!
> > >>
> > >> Americans don't necessarily have a doctor. I was assigned one
> > >> by my insurance a couple of years ago, but I've never seen him.
> > >> I was just about to find a different one (closer to my home), but
> > >> then COVID hit so I hunkered down.
> >
> > The last few times I've needed a doctor, I goto one of those minor
> > emergency places. "Doctors on Call" was one. They are open 7 days a week
> > and no appointments necessary. First come, first serve.
> >
> > They charge the same as regular doctors without waiting for an appointment.
>
> But do they have access to the patient's medical
> history and records?

People who don't have a GP don't have a medical history, as such.
My medical history for the last 40 years is a series of sporadic blood
panels for glucose, A1C, cholesterol (and it's buddies) that are consistently
unremarkable. No illnesses, accidents, or hospital visits.

> My GP doctor has online access to my medical records
> going back decades, either at GP or from every hospital
> that's treated me.
> I don't get billed for any of my consults or treatments.

You pay for them, just not on a per-visit basis.

Cindy Hamilton