People aren't just gonna buy bitcoins to pay medical bills unless the incentive to accept it as a payment form is passed on to the user. Furthermore, most US hospitals charge outrageous rates for things and I surely wouldn't give them my coins to make their lives easier the way things are shaping up here.
Topic: [2015-06-26] Use Bitcoin To Cover Clinic Payments With BitMD (Read 442 times)
Agree, that is not the case yet. But what is the different between paying the outrageous rates with yours Dollars or Bitcoins?
People aren't just gonna buy bitcoins to pay medical bills unless the incentive to accept it as a payment form is passed on to the user. Furthermore, most US hospitals charge outrageous rates for things and I surely wouldn't give them my coins to make their lives easier the way things are shaping up here.
It's great that they offer Bitcoin payments. So if you have bills that need to be paid, and you have the required btc amount, then it's a great addition.
They also offer people an option to purchase Bitcoin if people don't have it, so people can still pay their bill with Bitcoin, and after that it gets converted to fiat. This option is quite a gimmick if you ask me.
If it gets converted to fiat anyway, let the people who don't have Bitcoins just pay with their credit card, or whatever other option they accept. Less hassle.
They also offer people an option to purchase Bitcoin if people don't have it, so people can still pay their bill with Bitcoin, and after that it gets converted to fiat. This option is quite a gimmick if you ask me.
If it gets converted to fiat anyway, let the people who don't have Bitcoins just pay with their credit card, or whatever other option they accept. Less hassle.
Making Bitcoin more usable for the everyday consumer is a difficult hurdle to overcome. Not just because it is hard to get Bitcoin into the hands of people in a convenient way, but also because there are not enough “real life” use cases at this time. BitMD is looking to change that, by allowing clinics to accept Bitcoin payments.
http://digitalmoneytimes.com/crypto-news/use-bitcoin-to-cover-clinic-payments-with-bitmd/
http://digitalmoneytimes.com/crypto-news/use-bitcoin-to-cover-clinic-payments-with-bitmd/
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