Speech therapy can cost your patient a lot of money, do you worry about the cost for the patient when doing your job?

"I do not worry about the cost of the therapy for the patient when trying to conduct my therapy with them. I do, however, make myself available to them should questions ever arise. With the changes recently to the ACA, my current employer handles these questions up front with potential clients in our billing department. This alleviates most concerns from the patients or their family when they are with me."

This is always, and should be a concern, but not a dictator of how you deliver patient care. There is cost associated with any treatment or service, and while in medicine especially this can many times be extraordinary, this is not a motivator or reason not to treat a patient as you were trained to do.

"As a therapist, I not only treat the patient but work alongside the family. I'll help them research their healthcare plan to ensure that treatment is covered or help them file the appropriate paperwork to get reimbursed."