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[Adrian Midgley]

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Roland Perry wrote:

> This is not just a USA thing - I've had a procedure in the UK at a
> private hospital that even though covered by my employer's private
> medical insurance at the time, and had been checked over the phone by
> the hospital, they *still* wouldn't do it unless I gave them credit card
> details "in case the insurance people didn't in fact pay".



I suspect that if you offered them a thick bundle of bank notes, or a
gold bar, or a believable promise to pay from a third party, or arragned
any of those with their bank, they would be quite relaxed about it.

The point is, if they want to be sure they get their money (not an
unreasonable aim for any business) they don't need your details, they
need a promise to pay for your treatment that they beleive.

And that seems to be an obCrypto.


- --
A
On the NHS if I'm convinced the NHS will pay, or for cash with a receipt
if I'm not.


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