I know in the US, when you are on medicare, not many pdoc's or psychologists take that coverage.....I was lucky in California, the psychologist I went to was willing to take the medicare & not charge me anything & my Pdoc was the same as they worked together.

When I moved to KY, the copay was so much I couldn't afford to get any help until I found the community mental health groups in my area....then are non-profit & work on a sliding scale.....then you can appeal the sliding scale & get it lowered even more....still can only afford to go 2 times a month...not as good as the once a week I was used to but better than none at all. Don't want to get involved in any extra medical costs.....have so much debt I walked away from in California from medical & ER copays that I couldn't afford......no money, no pay....it went to collection.....think there is a way where you can go to the hospitals & request a lower amount or prove you have no money to pay & they will forgive the bill, but I wasn't well enough to push & my husband wouldn't bother.

Treatment centers are a joke...only for the rich & famous.....there was one Eating disorders treatment center that had funds set up for people who had no means to pay your pdoc proved how sick you were....but it was a joke also.

Hate to say it, but the rant of Shangrala's reflects my feelings also about what's going on in our country.....really not feeling safe here at all & that goes way beyond the medical.....never have seen a country go downhill so quickly in all my 56 years. Just holding on by a thread it seems.