My experience of receiving services from the trust I work for is mixed.
Some patients watched TV instead of receiving services there, the government said.
Patients are often surprised by bills after receiving services like anesthesia, pathology and radiology.
One possible weakness is that the study dealt only with autistic children receiving services from the state's regional centers.
Another was Esfir Spitsyna, who agreed to pretend she was receiving services from a home health aide, investigators said.
Speaking broadly, there are two systems for receiving services in Egypt: The government system and the do-it-yourself system.
And it's difficult to question these practices when you know you are receiving services that would otherwise be unavailable.
"We have had to reduce the number of people receiving services by something in the order of 500,000.
Others, particularly in black and Hispanic neighborhoods, have as much as one-third of the student body receiving services.
"There's a comfort in receiving services through your phone because of confidentiality, and it's a low-cost way to get information," Wilson told me.
The second considers whether public school systems must reimburse parents who choose to send children with disabilities to private school without receiving services from a public program first.
