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Oct 23, 2012, 03:04 PM
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Member Since: May 2010
Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system.
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Originally Posted by dark_heart_x
No, only if I was poorer. I have insurance, I'm just too poor to use it. Every specialist visit is $80. I don't have that kind of money. Because I have insurance, the public system won't help me. I've been dealing with this for a long time. I also am in the US. Hurray for crappy insurance!
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That is so wrong. Under what's wrong with America's insurance plans; they wait until a crisis pt before you can get treatment. Affordability of preventive services is ridiculous. A Pdoc should not be charged as a specialist. A Pdoc is the like the GP for MI, it's not like you can go to a GP or primary care doc for MI med's. None of the PC doc's I've had wants anything to do with MI medications, they always say they don't know enough and refer me out. Under Obama, mental health care is now suposed to be covered the same as any physical illness. However I believe most of his plan is not mandatory until next year, so if Romney is elected it might not happen.
Take care, I hope things change so you can afford to see someone. Kudos for taking good care of yourself in the absence of medical treatment.
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