I need some follow up treatment once I arrive in the US and have found a clinic that offers a sliding scale fee.
Does that count as becoming a public charge?
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QUOTE(Canuck Carrie @ Mar 27 2006, 07:39 PM) 
I need some follow up treatment once I arrive in the US and have found a clinic that offers a sliding scale fee.
Does that count as becoming a public charge?
Of course not. They are just trying to figure out how much money you have so they can figure out how much to charge you.
I was always amazed when I would go to a dentist for example. They would have a question on what you did for a living. This was so they could determine which scale to use. I would just answer laborer or something like that.
No problem with this. A sliding scale for fees is not welfare by any means. Congrats in finding somewhere that offers it though.....I'm still searching!!
QUOTE(desert_fox @ Mar 27 2006, 07:59 PM)
Of course not. They are just trying to figure out how much money you have so they can figure out how much to charge you.
I was always amazed when I would go to a dentist for example. They would have a question on what you did for a living. This was so they could determine which scale to use. I would just answer laborer or something like that.
And here I thought they asked one's occupation so they could determine what kind of lifestyle a patient has...in terms of office work or working on oil rigs for example.
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