Either you’ve never had health insurance, or (like me) Medicare covers your co-payment. Anyway, a co-payment, or co-pay, is a nominal up-front fee for medical services, with the rest covered by insurance. (And it really is nominal. $20 is probably less than a tenth of what the whole visit would cost you otherwise…and that doesn’t include lab tests, meds, etc.)
I won’t even send the grandkids checks. They don’t know what to do with them, wait FOREVER to cash them, or lose them in the wash. I either send a gift card if I know what store they like, or I send cash. If it gets lost, that’s their problem. But I’m tired of trying to please them with sending a check.
I very rarely ever write checks anymore. My money is direct deposited into my account, I pay bills with Bill Pay and I only use credit cards as I don’t want to have to keep up with all those debit card receipts to make sure I don’t spend more money than I have in my bank account . . . besides, if your c.c. gets lost or stolen, you’ve got laws to help protect you against fraudulent use. If your d.c. gets lost or stolen, there aren’t any laws to help you — your money is just gone.
hsawlrae over 12 years ago
How very convenient.
Gator007 over 12 years ago
Or online banking to pay bills.
psychlady over 12 years ago
Doctors charge waaaay too much!
Devils Knight over 12 years ago
I never use debit card always write a check really bugs them where i work too that i will not do direct deposit
LeoAutodidact over 12 years ago
$20.00 co-pays! Mine’s $50.00.
McGehee over 12 years ago
Considering how much of it the government’s been pinting the last few years, you’d think people would use cash for a measly $20 co-pay.
PShaw0423 over 12 years ago
Either you’ve never had health insurance, or (like me) Medicare covers your co-payment. Anyway, a co-payment, or co-pay, is a nominal up-front fee for medical services, with the rest covered by insurance. (And it really is nominal. $20 is probably less than a tenth of what the whole visit would cost you otherwise…and that doesn’t include lab tests, meds, etc.)
KCnFla over 12 years ago
I won’t even send the grandkids checks. They don’t know what to do with them, wait FOREVER to cash them, or lose them in the wash. I either send a gift card if I know what store they like, or I send cash. If it gets lost, that’s their problem. But I’m tired of trying to please them with sending a check.
Gretchen's Mom over 12 years ago
I very rarely ever write checks anymore. My money is direct deposited into my account, I pay bills with Bill Pay and I only use credit cards as I don’t want to have to keep up with all those debit card receipts to make sure I don’t spend more money than I have in my bank account . . . besides, if your c.c. gets lost or stolen, you’ve got laws to help protect you against fraudulent use. If your d.c. gets lost or stolen, there aren’t any laws to help you — your money is just gone.