I went to Mayfair Diagnostic for my knee after being told 4-5 months wait if I used AHC, wait time 2 days, cost.... like photon $850. There is no way you justify, or put a price of $200/mth on suffering through the pain and unsurity to get an accurate diagnoses.
It seems a bit unfair, and I think that those that cannot afford it should not have to suffer through the wait, but being able to just throw it on my VISA card was a huge relief. As I went through the experience I thought a good way to make it fair was have a subsidy program available to those who can't afford it, so they can get in faster, and also balance out the wait times. It would make them shorter for those that can't afford it, and a little longer for those that can.
How it would work is, if you truly cannot afford the cost yourself, you just have to prove it. Bring in your last 3 bank statements (so you can't just clean out your account before you go in and claim to be broke) and supply a credit report proving you have no available credit, and they will get you in sooner. Then those that are just cheap, and are willing to risk their health and wait.... can wait. Where as the guy or gal or parent that truly can't afford it, can get near the front of the line with those that can. I know it is just another version of a 2 tier system, but at least it helps out those that have the right intention, just not the right means.
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