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Title: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: pawel7777 on October 26, 2014, 08:14:50 PM This Polish Hospital Will Let Patients Settle Bills With Bitcoin
http://www.coindesk.com/patients-can-pay-surgery-polish-hospital-bitcoin/ (http://www.coindesk.com/patients-can-pay-surgery-polish-hospital-bitcoin/) Quote A private hospital in Warsaw, Poland, which is run by the Medicover Group, will soon let patients pay their bills in bitcoin. A bitcoin ATM planned to be launched at the facility in the near future should make that process even easier. http://media.coindesk.com/2014/10/Medicover-Hospital.jpg Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: El Emperador on October 26, 2014, 09:09:43 PM Good news.
Poland proves to be a very evolved place. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: 1Referee on October 26, 2014, 09:35:42 PM Great news for sure! Good to see that there are different kind of businesses willing to accept Bitcoin as form of payment.
Only not sure if health insurers will cover anything that is paid for with Bitcoin. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: fredthegambler on October 30, 2014, 01:26:33 AM Still the first? I thought by now it would be the 20th or the 30th..
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: fa on October 30, 2014, 02:30:03 AM I also read this in the news. It's good to know that btc's adoption is becoming more and more mainstream!
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: segvec on October 30, 2014, 03:00:17 AM Awesome news for Bitcoin.
It is truly evolving. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: fulgurite on October 30, 2014, 03:54:22 AM cool, hope it can be used in more and more hospital. ;D
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: TwaiteTokyo on October 30, 2014, 04:05:56 AM Did not see any signs which accept bitcoins in the picture
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: mullerdan on October 30, 2014, 04:12:48 PM Very good news, I hope others hospitals will take the same path.
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: Bitcoin Magazine on October 30, 2014, 05:49:45 PM i hearby have to say the kewlest people in the world are doctors. period.
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: KIRAZ on October 30, 2014, 05:53:21 PM That's an amazing news now they can pay for medical care without any part of government crap in their bills that's really good.
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: bornil267645 on October 30, 2014, 06:22:08 PM Well I don't know why but I certainly had this picture come to my mind,
Imagine a patient is admitted in the hospital for a surgery. Now he/she has 2 btc that's worth about 330 per coin in the current market. And the surgery will cost about 500$. So he/she thinks that it is enough. Now the next morning, given the nature of the Bitcoin, the price just dropped to 200 per coin. Now what will happen? Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: Sheldor333 on October 30, 2014, 06:30:59 PM Wait are they going to accept payments in BTC or is there just going to be a BTC ATM that you can take the cash from and pay your bills in fiat? One is a small step other one is a bigger one.
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: Lethn on October 30, 2014, 08:38:27 PM Well I don't know why but I certainly had this picture come to my mind, Imagine a patient is admitted in the hospital for a surgery. Now he/she has 2 btc that's worth about 330 per coin in the current market. And the surgery will cost about 500$. So he/she thinks that it is enough. Now the next morning, given the nature of the Bitcoin, the price just dropped to 200 per coin. Now what will happen? I think people like you have no faith in humanity and you seriously need to stop trying to enforce that pessimism on other people. If a doctor would seriously abandon somebody like you say because of money, then they're assholes, that goes for anybody but there you go, you think you need people with guns to go and make them cure people. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: pawel7777 on October 30, 2014, 09:40:35 PM Well I don't know why but I certainly had this picture come to my mind, Imagine a patient is admitted in the hospital for a surgery. Now he/she has 2 btc that's worth about 330 per coin in the current market. And the surgery will cost about 500$. So he/she thinks that it is enough. Now the next morning, given the nature of the Bitcoin, the price just dropped to 200 per coin. Now what will happen? Let them take one of your kidneys as a payment. Problem solved. Wait are they going to accept payments in BTC or is there just going to be a BTC ATM that you can take the cash from and pay your bills in fiat? One is a small step other one is a bigger one. They are accepting payments in BTC and planning to also install the ATM in the future. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: Nerazzura on November 03, 2014, 07:15:27 AM encouraging news for the development of bitcoin, but in my city for the cost of the hospital is free. they just need to take care of the health card and pay for $ 3 per month. and when they are sick and need care there will be no fees charged
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: Biitcoin on November 03, 2014, 07:24:48 AM Well that's nice :D pretty good news for bitcoin
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 03, 2014, 07:39:04 AM You have to pay to go to the hospital in Poland? If you can't pay do they just let you die?
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: pawel7777 on November 03, 2014, 09:21:30 AM You have to pay to go to the hospital in Poland? If you can't pay do they just let you die? Nope. There's a 'free healthcare', but there are also private hospitals (like the one mentioned) for those who are not willing to wait months/years for the first available term to see a specialist doctor etc Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: Q7 on November 03, 2014, 12:02:10 PM When you sick the first thing in your mind would about how to settle the bills not about using what to pay the bills
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: Elwar on November 03, 2014, 12:36:16 PM Well I don't know why but I certainly had this picture come to my mind, Imagine a patient is admitted in the hospital for a surgery. Now he/she has 2 btc that's worth about 330 per coin in the current market. And the surgery will cost about 500$. So he/she thinks that it is enough. Now the next morning, given the nature of the Bitcoin, the price just dropped to 200 per coin. Now what will happen? Same thing that happens if a guy only has $200 in his bank account after the surgery. You get a bill. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: lightningmccoin on November 03, 2014, 02:16:20 PM There is a shortage of good news about bitcoin this past few weeks. Good thing there's this news.
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: BRE on November 03, 2014, 02:34:12 PM Good idea , i hope all hospital in the world will accept bitcoin , price will rise and bitcoin will be more famous than before.
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 03, 2014, 03:58:10 PM You have to pay to go to the hospital in Poland? If you can't pay do they just let you die? Nope. There's a 'free healthcare', but there are also private hospitals (like the one mentioned) for those who are not willing to wait months/years for the first available term to see a specialist doctor etc That's what I thought, thanks. So rich people can pay for a specialist with Bitcoin. I guess that's good news if the wealthy sick citizens of Poland know what Bitcoin is. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: waser12 on November 03, 2014, 04:07:54 PM Great news!
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: RantBuds on November 03, 2014, 04:11:38 PM Awesome I would of never thought a Hospital would of adopted Bitcoin so early that's crazy news!
Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: pawel7777 on December 01, 2014, 09:52:31 PM A quick follow up.
According to bitcoin.pl (http://bitcoin.pl), one couple have chosen that hospital (Medicover, Warsaw) for the birth of their child and they'll be paying for the service with bitcoins. So probably it's the first case like this in history. It was presented as a 'news flash' not a full article, so cannot provide a link. Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: jbreher on December 01, 2014, 10:52:07 PM According to bitcoin.pl (http://bitcoin.pl), one couple have chosen that hospital (Medicover, Warsaw) for the birth of their child and they'll be paying for the service with bitcoins. So probably it's the first case like this in history. Cool, but not quite unique. From a year and a half ago: http://www.eggdonor.com/blog/2013/06/11/meet-worlds-bitcoin-baby/ (http://www.eggdonor.com/blog/2013/06/11/meet-worlds-bitcoin-baby/) Title: Re: First (?) Hospital to accept bitcoin Post by: pawel7777 on December 01, 2014, 11:18:40 PM According to bitcoin.pl (http://bitcoin.pl), one couple have chosen that hospital (Medicover, Warsaw) for the birth of their child and they'll be paying for the service with bitcoins. So probably it's the first case like this in history. Cool, but not quite unique. From a year and a half ago: http://www.eggdonor.com/blog/2013/06/11/meet-worlds-bitcoin-baby/ (http://www.eggdonor.com/blog/2013/06/11/meet-worlds-bitcoin-baby/) Quote The child was born thanks to a frozen embryo transfer cycle paid for with bitcoins. Lee says it’s the first time he’s aware of that anyone has paid for fertility treatments that way. That's slightly different. Still may be the first birth paid for in bitcoins, which doesn't sound that specular as most births are free (public hospitals). Anyhow, good to see a wider adoption of BTC. |
