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Originally Posted by rainbow8
No, it's not my hurt feelings this time. I admit I'm jealous of her making a lot of money since I've never earned more than peanuts at any job I've had, professional or not, but...this is strictly a case of: what are they doing? Did her fee go up? Why did my copay go up and they're paying her MORE than $150? It's the change from the years before when she didn't tell me her fee went up. In fact, I did ask her about this already but she didn't have an answer. We didn't discuss it at all. I said we'd figure it out when I got back home. So, here I am. Maybe she was getting too little before. I won't pursue it if that's the case, but I really think my copay should be the same as it always was.
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Again, the copay isn't your T's decision. It's Blue Cross's decision. And that decision is independent of your T's fee. This has absolutely nothing to do with her fee, and her fee doesn't really matter because you don't pay it. You pay the copay.
It seems like you really, really resent her making more money, even though your contribution to it would be the same regardless of how much she makes. Why should her fee NOT go up? She does have a right to make more money if she can, you know, just like we all do. And I can see her not telling you her fee went up because you don't pay the fee. You pay the copay. The amount of which is not her decision or under her control.
You should make sure you are not being double-charged for your copay through some kind of glitch. Your T may even be able to accept less than your actual copay if you really can't afford it, and that is a discussion you will have to have. But your resentment of how much your T makes *even though it has nothing to do with how much you pay her* is rather mean-spirited, and goes pretty hard against how much you claim to value her.