Nerfherder
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No - im agreeing with you. People don't appreciate the true cost of professional services.
I paid my 15k for my plans to be redrawn after the previous owner didn't submit..
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I paid my 15k for my plans to be redrawn after the previous owner didn't submit..
Velskoen
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Glorified vet in town charged me R450 to renew a prescription he left with his receptionist. I told him he can shove it where the sun doesn't shine and pay a proctologist to remove it. Second and last time he gets the time of day from me. Bastid!
RedViking
Nord of the South
That's okay for redrawing. But it's not okay for renovations and new builds.
There's an old story that goes something like this:
You're paying for their knowledge and expertise; not their time.
RedViking
Nord of the South
So why does one not pay for an Architects or Draughtsman's knowledge or time?
dualmeister
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Kosmik
Honorary Master
Hmph, I'm annoyed this morning as Mrs. Kosmik has been sick for the last month and back now third time to the doc. He's referred her for x-rays of her lungs ( note network GP and network hospital ) and she's gone. Medical aid says they won't pay as it doesnt fall into the GP portion or the hospital portion without admittance. I mean she is sick enough that she has to go for a x-ray as part of diagnostics, that should be covered in some way, even a basic pmb as its problem to breath.
M/A would rather pay for a hospital stay, or let the condition worsen, utter stupidity, neh Discovery.
M/A would rather pay for a hospital stay, or let the condition worsen, utter stupidity, neh Discovery.
I guess for a normal GP that might be high. I am unsure of their general overheads and cost of practice setup.
My ophthalmologist and I used to be friends (played sport together) and he only really started to make money into his very late 30's / early 40's.
13 years of studying and then an investment into a shared practice, the machines were ludicrously expensive, and he said with the access to information, everyone wants the latest tech (which is fair), so they constantly have to refresh the machines.
For sure he is well off now, but its not an easy road for some of these specialists and the running costs of his shared practice was hectic. They had to borrow a large amount of money to setup and the interest was brutal.
He mentioned the costs of constantly studying, conferences etc was not trivial either.
Neptuner
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Maybe change your profession, get a plunger and become a drain surgeon. Heard they get good money, R900 for the first hour, R500 every hour after that.
Pax
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Matt Fitzpatrick played 269 golf shots last week and got paid about R4.5 mil. He charges R16 728 per shot. It took him aboit 20 hours of playing time, so he charges R225 000 per hour. Doctors, architects and lawyers are cheap. 
Stonemason
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It is all about supply and demand. An experienced Oracle DBA can charge up to R1500 per hour - even more than the doctor charges.
To be fair, it is not just South Africa. You read about this in basically every country. It is staggering what is happening globally.
Having a sickly child means I've seen many doctors and specialists in my time. All drive fancy sports cars and go on dream holidays because they make bank. This is simply because they are in private practice and are able to charge that premium because there's so few of them so you can't really blame them for exploiting the system... is the South African way!
The real problem is that there is a bottleneck at universities to train young doctors and because of BEE quotas, many prospective doctors are also turned away. Figure a way to get more doctors trained and out into the working world and we get more competition.
The real problem is that there is a bottleneck at universities to train young doctors and because of BEE quotas, many prospective doctors are also turned away. Figure a way to get more doctors trained and out into the working world and we get more competition.
Could be supply and demand or if the general professional community has agreed to certain prices then thats what it is.
RedViking
Nord of the South
Nope. Not that. It's mindset. The building industry in South Africa is screwed.
purple face
Honorary Master
are these the same as hospital doctors?
RunningFromFat
Executive Member
If you're on discovery medical aid, have you heard of their new wellth story? It's like a free consultation.
MagNorthDigital
Expert Member
You pulling 10k a day, and there is not much left? How much blow are you doing, and why don't you get a staff discount.
For some specialties, insurance alone is approaching 100k/month
MagNorthDigital
Expert Member
Simply opt out, that's what politicians do. Blissfully unaware.
Oh, and while we're on the topic, do "traditional doctors" also have these types of insurance cover, or are they subject to livestock and weather damage only?