Parents upset that Quebec pediatricians can no longer follow healthy children
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Some parents in Quebec are upset that pediatricians will no longer be doing routine checkups for healthy children.
Victoria Aubé is a mother of three girls in Quebec.
Until recently, her children had been followed by a pediatrician, which means they’ve always had routine check ups.
She was told that a new government policy will no longer allow for a routine check up, if the child is healthy.
“I was kind of taken aback by this because it was always a comfort to me to be able to take my daughter in and just get the confirmation from the doctor that everything is OK,” she said.
According to medical director of the Children’s Clinic, Dr. Harley Eisman, on Dec. 1 of last year, Quebec abolished general exams by pediatricians.
A post on the RAMQ website (Quebec’s health insurance board) shows they no longer cover pediatrician’s fees for patient general exams.
Eisman says this was done so that pediatricians can devote their time to children with urgent, chronic or complex health issues, and that healthy children are instead being redirected to see their family doctor or a nurse practitioner for growth and development assessments.
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