Posted by Peddidle on October 26, 2004, at 0:24:45
In reply to Re: What is your T's fee?, posted by alexandra_k on October 25, 2004, at 23:24:09
I think that is pretty arrogant and judgemental of you to say. First of all, let's just get one thing straight: doctors don't make as much as you might think, with the exception of plastic surgeons or other specialists who do not accept any form of insurance. And you really would not fully understand that unless you worke in the medical field, or have a very close friend or relative who does.
I am a nineteen-year-old college student, so I am covered under my parents' plan, although counseling and other psychiatric/psychological services are available on campus free of charge. In that respect, it would not be fair of me to guage the extent of my insurance coverage or my parents' ability to pay sans insurance. However, I do know, and will admit, that when it comes to necessaties such as my health (mental or otherwise), or that of anyone else in my family, money is not a big concern.
I don't mean for any of this to sound conceited, but to be honest, if you don't have your health, what do you have? Yeah, good healthcare tends to be expensive, but I think you have to consider it a necessity, and maybe sacrifice other things in order to get it; spending money on second-rate healthcare is pointless if it doesn't do any good, and it doesn't get you what you need.
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