sliding fee scale

i have talked to clinics and a gov agency on sliding fee scale. i told them i am unemployed still looking for a job but can not pay for anything since i have no means of money. oh my god, they did not get that. they explained to me what the sliding fee scale entails and i said if no income means no income coming in whatsoever from any source, how could you expect a customer/patient to pay for anything when youw ere told they have zero income not coming from any source?

the lady on the phone didn't seem to get it! the way how it works in AZ is in order to be part of their discount program is you have to sit down with a financial counselor (really?!), bring in paperwork that they tell you, and they determine if you will be approved or not - how ridiculous is that?! AZ has NO FREE CLINICS WHATSOEVER! i have checked and researched a lot and asked the lady on the phone she confirmed AZ has no free clinics.

no, i can not go out of state for a free clinic again you need money. i am using my boyfriend's address because my parents don't know i get help from the state yet they are the ones who said go to the state yet change their minds saying u want the gov to control ur life forever? they are not helping so i don't see why they are concern about where i am getting the help from when they said they dont care about their kids. no, my boyfriend can not help either because he is unemployed and no insurance like us.

someone told me to check out metlife, they are not available in AZ so much for that. sliding fee scale is confusing i told the lady on the phone that sounds contradicting to me, she hurried up and change the conversation i said sounds like the gov can't distinguish between no income and low income as no income means no money whatsoever from any source as low income is poverty level barely getting some kind of money.

the state here is very limited on what they will pay and won't pay. therapy sessions they don't really do that unless you are on medication where you can do group therapy as it doesn't say that in the member book with specific details! you have to call and get these answers from them. they will pay for adult adhd/add testing that i will do but need to have the behavior section give me a referral and speak to a therapist for 2 hours.

the only way you can get "free help" is if you are homeless and have to show proof you are staying in a shelter. id rather not go down that route...

I can't imagine where you will find anything free, especially if you are not out in the world yourself working or doing stuff/paying taxes which is what pays for "free" or sliding fee services. I only know of sliding fee which has to do with how much you make at your job. If you are not working, whoever is/was taking care of you (parents) could get money perhaps if you have a known childhood disability but if you cannot function on your own, you are not likely to get money to manage or be able to manage your own care.

dr oz has a free clinic in chicago so i am sure some states may have free clinics, but i do not live in those other states. i remember in the 90s, clinics were free and if you were able to pay for the services then you had that option. if you had no income and couldn't pay for any services, they (the clinic) still took you anyway without a form of payment! so, now, it isn't like that anymore. if you are unemployed, how is a person suppose to take care of their health with no income? how does that work?

anyway, id rather die than to ask my parents for the money. i can't count how many times on my fingers of asking for money on reasonable situations. they would ask such stupid questions when i am explaining to them in a normal manner and they look sit there, ask the same stupid questions like talking to a mentally challenged person who isn't capable of speaking or hearing and you had to communicate by nonverbal (no offense) and did't mean that in a mean way.

i was lucky if i was able to get the money for the reasonable situation. wanna know what my parents told me for these kinds of reasonable situations? they said "why cant your school (this was in high school and college) pay for xyz? how come your doctor or the hospital (hospital in 05 when i had strep throat and was under their health insurance my mom had to pay the $200 remainder bill didnt ask her) pay xyz? how come our gov can not pay for your xyz? the list goes on and on and on! it was really stupid what was coming out of their mouths.

wanna know what my parents said about me wanting mental services when i was in high school? they said "u don't need mental health services, you're just saying that because you want attention or can not have your way etc." they never evaluated our mental health anyway it was "phase" to them and to "get over it." i called the behavioral service and there is no copayment i am not sure on the clinics i found under their website. so, you still think i should ask my parents?

my parents said "black people don't need mental health services. we are capable of making our own decisions and helping ourselves. we don't need people or 'the man' to tell us how to live our lives in a healthy way!" yep, boy do i hear that daily! my parents never helped their kids and still dont today, i could have a serious illness and die they wouldn't spend a dime on me to get me better. i wouldn't ask narcissus to help with mental services, although, they could use it themselves!

my parents aren't one of those parents who helps their kids with mental issues and make sure they get better healthy and live their lives. sorry, those are not and never be my parents! i don't wanna ask anybody, i am the one who wants to pay for these services myself! of course, my sister suggested i find free clinics and told her doesn't exist! she said nobody can not care for their health with no income as i said earlier.

as far as my parents are concern, they know i have "no insurance," and don't know anything about my state insurance from the state. i have no insurance but they said go to the doctors anyway and let them waive the payment i said to them that doesn't work that way!

Dr. Oz has one day free clinics, and I don't think they do psychotherapy. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_323108.html

They are kind of like the doctors who go to countries in poorer parts of the world and try to make people as well and comfortable as they can but it's not a "continuous" thing like psychotherapy. Some large cities have that. Are you in Arizona? Maybe see if you can check out/get to one of these?

http://www.freemedicalsearch.org/sta/arizona

They may have to do with working and being laid off though, still. It could be hard to get anything if you have never worked. I would get a job at McDonald's or somewhere and then try to work into it.

Yea, i live in AZ. mcdonald's??? has anyone not heard of the crap that's been on tv about them? i never said i never worked i had a job in 05 and quit within 6 mos for personal reasons. why would i wanna work at mcdonalds? pink slime, hormones, and other junk that doesn't match my morals on what i am seeking in a company.

i have a degree from college in IT no certifications. you honestly think mcdonalds would hire me because i have a degree? no, they wouldn't at least here in AZ they don't. i am not willing to work in fast food or any low income job not gonna help me move out or pay any of my bills.

i think i been on that site those clinics are still sliding fee scale anyway. i am looking for work thats gonna pay me $10-12/hr experience or not. i am seeking to work at a temp to gain experience. i dont eat at mcdonalds and can not stand the smell of their chemcialize foods. u find jobs to match your morals and values at least that's what i was taught at the gov agency workshops.

update! i had my appt last tuesday in the afternoon. my state insurance pays for it to a point but i have to be tested for add/adhd by the community center that have psychiatrist as the therapist couldn't do any testing but that is what i was told on the phone by the customer service!

she asked me questions why i believe i have add/adhd and my family history. i really hate discussing my family history to strangers i have another appt in another week i hope i have the gas to get there. after i broke down, she told me there seems to be more to it than just add/adhd you may have it just blockage from your trauma. of course, that may be true and she said but u r still welcome to get tested for add/adhd.

im in the room for 2 hrs with her and my bf knows. i have him down as an emergency contact. the therapist doesnt know i still live at home with these issues i told her i stay with my bf and his father. i said that because my family assistance mail gets sent to their house and dont want it to be sent to mine because that will be a civil war between my parents oh but it was their idea to go to the state for help! actually, my sister told me to swallow my pride and apply to the state for assistance.