Nurse Daniel Hardy, MSN, PMHNP-BC, PMGT-BC
What is an Honor-Based, Pay-as-you-can Sliding scale?
Created with inspiration from www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/sliding-scale, the goal of the sliding scale is to reflect on your financial privilege relative to others, and to provide an equitable pricing structure for those with less financial privilege.
When considering your tier, consider access to savings or support from community, family and friends (and which tier these resources might fall into). If this would allow you to pay a different tier, consider reserving sliding rates for the clients who do not have this social capital.
The guidelines are below. For the purposes of this scale, basic needs include food, housing, transportation, necessary medication, and healthcare. Expendable income includes entertainment, new clothing, books or similar items on a frequent (at least monthly) basis.
Sprouting Tier
This tier is for those with the least financial privilege. The seed's been planted, but it's been a slow growing season.
Growing Tier
This tier exists to bridge the gap between the standard rate and the sprouting tier. I recognize that some individuals are not quite living paycheck to paycheck, but also not fully financially stable.
Standard Tier
The Standard rate is the rate that reflects the true cost of the service. This is the rate that everyone would pay if financial status were not considered.
Harvest Tier
The harvest tier exists for those who acknowledge they have significant financial privilege.
Individuals who select this tier will opt to pay an additional amount that they choose above the standard rate (once, or recurring).
This additional amount helps support additional sliding rate appointments.
See the plain text version explanation of the tiers HERE
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