Posted by noa on February 28, 2003, at 21:46:15
In reply to Re: What is normal for new psychiatrist visits, posted by Phil on February 28, 2003, at 9:06:49
Cindybee, that pdoc sounded rather awful, no matter what the location.
I also go out of plan, for Pdoc. My insurance does pay a percentage of the cost, though I must file the claims. It is inconvenient, and more costly than if I went in plan, but too important. Although I don't have much extra room in my budget, I am fortunate enough to have some wiggle room to pay for the treatment by just cutting out some things I would love to be able to afford but are less important than my treatment. I am fortunate, because there are so many people with absolutely no discretionary money to pay for treatment, and with more and more pdocs seeming to choose to not participate with insurance plans, the cost of good care is becoming prohibitive for many people. I also use the flex plan at work to get some tax savings for medical expenses, which helps some, though my out of pocket costs well exceed the amount I am allowed to put aside, pre-tax, for medical costs.
Anyway, I think it is worth it to first check out some other pdocs on the insurance plan, but go out of plan, based on reccommendations from other people.
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