Affordable quality medical services: Is it possible?
IN the media, we would see medical professionals, such as physicians, getting lambasted for the exorbitant fees they allegedly charge their patients. Even the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) capitalizes on this public perception by placing television advertisements that depict physicians as irresponsible and greedy tax evaders. Of course, as with all other taxpayers, such an accusation is not without basis. However, we really cannot blame physicians, hospitals and other medical-service providers for charging relatively high fees because of expenses incurred in acquiring their medical degree, the equipment, facilities and other related tools of the trade. The thing is, whether you agree with the rate they charge for their services or not, the fact remains that availing of their medical services, either from hospitals, clinics, or through house calls, requires one to shell out a substantial amount of money that could ruin one’s budget and cripple one’s cash flow. The bad news is that we are all mortal humans susceptible to a variety of diseases. Heck, even Superman gets sick when exposed to Kryptonite!