[turtleman59]

Hi, I am at a crossroads with my current Pdoc. He's a good doctor but his price is a bit high for my living situation. He charges 300 dollars an hour. He will only see patients on monthly basis for 20 minute appointments. So, I am paying 100 per month. My alternative is a place called Psycare. They take medicare so my cost would be 30 dollars every three months. I live on disability and my rent cost is approx 1/2 of my check. Any input? Thx.

[pirilin]

I hear you. Money is always an issue, unfortunately.
Depends of the services provided. And how much benefit you're gettting now.

If you're going to get the same meds, same sarvice, I'll say go for it.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

Have you checked into whether you are eligible for supplemental medicaid? It's called disability Medicaid here but there might be another program of Medicaid if your rent is so much of your income.

You pdoc seems really expensive; I see mine monthly for an hour minimum and even out of pocket it wouldn't be that high. With Medicare it comes down to about $30 per month.

But a good pdoc is worth a great deal. It's hard. I drive a long way for my therapist and the gas makes it expensive (even with reduced rate) and yet there is no way I'm going to change because he is exactly the therapist I need.

[turtleman59]

Originally Posted by pirilin

I hear you. Money is always an issue, unfortunately.
Depends of the services provided. And how much benefit you're gettting now.

If you're going to get the same meds, same sarvice, I'll say go for it.

Thx for reply. I guess that's it in a nutshell. This isn't some new trial and error thing. My meds are set. There might be some minor adjustments down the road. My pdoc is recommending things that I can do on my own: yoga, exercise, etc.

[turtleman59]

Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

Have you checked into whether you are eligible for supplemental medicaid? It's called disability Medicaid here but there might be another program of Medicaid if your rent is so much of your income.

You pdoc seems really expensive; I see mine monthly for an hour minimum and even out of pocket it wouldn't be that high. With Medicare it comes down to about $30 per month.

But a good pdoc is worth a great deal. It's hard. I drive a long way for my therapist and the gas makes it expensive (even with reduced rate) and yet there is no way I'm going to change because he is exactly the therapist I need.

Yes. Its a big decision. He did lower his rate for me. It was 500 an hour!! Really. Pdocs are there primarily to write prescriptions. The other place requires visits every 90 days., That would be 30 every 90 days. Heck, I don't know. I think you reach a burn out point too. Visits become the same with the same responses.