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M
y heart sank when the office
manager at the oral sur-
geon's office asked how I'd
be paying my $2,000
deductible: cash, credit or
check. "With a loan from my parents," I
thought. My son needed his wisdom teeth
removed, but I didn't have that kind of money
set aside to cover my large deductible. When I
told her I'd have to cancel and reschedule, the
manager mentioned a borrowing option that
didn't involve hitting up Mom and Dad: a
deferred-interest (read: zero interest) health-
care credit card.
A Credit Card Without
Interest for Medical Expenses
Your patients benefit when you help
them finance their rising out-of-pocket
healthcare costs. Your facility does, too.
Joan Minnis | Hoffman Estates, Ill.
• WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET? More
and more surgical patients are using
healthcare credit cards to pay for their
skyrocketing deductibles and copays.
