Incertitude was cast on the genuineness of using barter for health care services on April 21, when Republican Senate campaigner Sue Lowden commented that in the “olden days” people paid doctors with “a chicken” or other goods. Barter organization have been offering health care services via barter for decades.
“Bartering for health care is more common than people may think and is a practice that is thriving in organized business-to-business trade exchanges”
“Bartering for health care is more common than people may think and is a practice that is thriving in organized business-to-business barter organizations. Doctors don’t exchange their services for chickens or other livestock, but many do accept barter credits offered through the many barter organizations around the globe.
Unlike one-to-one transactions that occur with direct barter, barter organization members accept trade dollars or credits for payment when they make a sale. Members are free to purchase products or services from any other member within the barter organization’s network—they do not have to accept each other’s merchandise directly.
Just like the other companies and organizations in a barter system, health care providers can use barter dollars, an IRS compliant currency, to offset the cash outlay of everyday business expenses such as printing, advertising, facility maintenance, along with many other products and services that are requisite to run their business
On the other side of the transaction, those who purchase health care services through a barter organization are saving cash. Companies benefit by using a barter organization located in their area to offer better health care to their employees as an employee benefit.
Various barter organizations offer members that include dentists, vision care specialists, OB.GYNs, MDs, naturopaths, chiropractor, physical therapists, plastic surgeons and more.
Bartering chickens for health care is a far-fetched idea today, but finding a medical or dental provider who is a member of a barter network is not. Visit www.IRTA.com to start your initial investigation on how barter can help your business to survive these economic times…and beyond.
- submitted by Terry Brandfass, posted originally here.
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