Bartering With Your Doctor

In this economy, bartering has become commonplace. But bartering for health and dental services? Absolutely! Some doctors have accepted bartering as a form of payment in the past, but with the economy as it is right now, some doctors and dentists are now accepting barter for the first time. One source says that doctors “who for years have accepted small fractions of their business in barter say they have seen a spike — in some cases a tripling — in the number of consumers opting for alternative forms of payment.”

There is even a barter association to help with trade. Say, if you have something to barter that your doctor or dentist doesn’t need, you can still use barter as a form of payment. The association helps bridge the gap in finding another person to barter with in between. One such organization, Florida Barter, said they “saw $3 million in healthcare bartering in 2008″ and expects that to rise to $4.5 million this year.

Wonder if my doctor could use some blogging services?

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