Comments on: Bucking a trend: This doctor only takes cash

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:57:45 +0000

It’s an ok idea until you have to have cancer treatment or a heart transplant. As much as many of us don’t like the current health care insurance system, it is still “insurance” and would protect most of us from bankruptcy or basically having to die. There’s certainly MUCH room for improvement though – there’s no excuse for people in our country in 2010 not being able to get basic coverage.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:37:05 +0000

Wonderful idea. All doctors should offer the option with there being a discount for those who do pay cash. Of course the real reason they can do it is they don’t have to pay a bunch of different people to take care of office work. So, I suppose they would have to work either one way or the other for it to save them and their patients money. It certainly works for me with my chiropractor. I pay $40 to him, but would have to pay $45 copay to any other chiropractor who takes insurance. I worry that if the government gets control of health care they will require all doctors to take insurance and they would not have the option of taking cash. I also think insurance has driven the cost of health care up and that needs to be addressed somehow.

By: Princessperky

Princessperky — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:49:34 +0000

Nice, I love to the idea

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:47:55 +0000

I think it’s a good idea. Prices are higher because of insurance plans. Paying cash allows the doctor to charge less for the same service. Plus, paying cash in general encourages people to live within their means.