You see, Im not in great shape financially but I make 10-15 bucks an hour catering for my company and working at a local gym (free membership!). Even with income equal to or greater than mine, what I found would be and undoubtedly has been horrifying for a great number of Americans. Of course, payments these days must be made prior to service. The visibly concerned receptionist informed me my visit was $135. If we assume a $10 wage, what I make at the gym and the minimum wage proposal conservatives are throwing hissy fits over, thats 13.5 hours of work. I only spent about 20 minutes in the office but fair enough- doctors work hard and peoples lives depend on them. But, my doc also wanted me to get routine blood work done, something he said should be standard for everyone at some point before they turn 30. As he handed me the sheet to give to the lab, he raised his eyebrows and said: Make 100% sure your Medicaid is worked out before going for this. Why? Because, he then said, Itd cost over $1000 out of pocket. So, had I gone anytime during the last 5 years, how many hours of work would that be at my wage? Well take that nice round number and forget the over part. Easy math: $1000/$10 an hour = 100 hours. But that wasnt it. It turned out I needed a script for one of the recurring issues Id been forced to ignore. He handed me that after the lab paperwork and said Same with this- Youd be looking at about $300 a month. I thanked him for the prescription and advice, as the wheels in my mind spun to do the math. $300 × 12 is $3600 a year. Or 360 hours of work at my wage.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:29:41 +0000
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