The lack of price transparency combined with the huge information gap between doctors and patients make it very difficult for patients to properly assess the value and quality of services offered.
Got an appointment for a medical consultation - had to go private as those on the public system are not taking on new patients.
its gonna cost me €250 for the 1st consultation - I almost had a heart attack.
I knew it was gonna be expensive - last consultation I had privately was €200 - the one before that was €150. But it just keeps going up and up - my wages are not going up much over the last 20 years thats for sure. I know I didn't train for as long as these consultants but gee - shocking.
I think this is just wrong. Its no wonder there is such a divide in the world.
Any thoughts?
I had no choice but to go private as all public lists either had a 3 yr waiting period or weren't taking on new patients!You can't complain about this. You want to skip the queue, so you pay for it. Like you said, you'll get money back from health insurance and tax relief.
You might complain to the Govt about public waiting lists, which is where the supply or demand issue comes into it. New entrant consultants have been on lower pay than their colleagues since austerity measures. It is very hard to attract them to fill all the vacant posts as a result. If you don't have a consultant, you don't have extra outpatient clinics.
Like another commenter said, all professionals have a fee and that's life.
The fact that they may dispense their knowledge in 5 mins is irrelevant, as it is expert knowledge, gained by many years of hard graft. I'd feel much more confident if a consultant took a few minutes to diagnose me than an hour hemming and hawing over it.
Thats exactly the point I was making initially - my private appointments have been ranging from 150 - to 250 in the space of about 5 years.. my wages have certainly not increased to that extent over the same period. Different rates of inflation - no comparison - yet we all live in the same country - its v unfair and wrong no matter how its justified!This worries me from an inflation point of view all the same. My last consultant (within the last 2 years) was always 180 and was that price for a few years. If the bar is now 250 then it is a significant increase regardless of insurance or tax relief.
This worries me from an inflation point of view all the same. My last consultant (within the last 2 years) was always 180 and was that price for a few years. If the bar is now 250 then it is a significant increase regardless of insurance or tax relief.
Thats exactly the point I was making initially - my private appointments have been ranging from 150 - to 250 in the space of about 5 years.. my wages have certainly not increased to that extent over the same period. Different rates of inflation - no comparison - yet we all live in the same country - its v unfair and wrong no matter how its justified!
Yes but the public paid for your education.it’s because I spent 15 years learning how to do that job in 15 minutes.
Yes but the public paid for your education.
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