Cash paying patient.
My experience.
I have found it to be a rare event that even with a 30% discount, cash pay patients are difficult to treat. Non-compliance (maybe due to financial constraints). Drain on the sample cabinets. Unable to adequately treat. Many phone calls for free advice. High cancellation rates/highest no show rates. Occasionally, there are extremely wealthy patients that wants everything done (I've only met one in my 10 year practice).
AAFP publications regarding successes of cash micropractice is rather dubious. Many of these promoters of this type of practice is also on staff in Ivory Towers or have sugar daddies that support their practice indirectly.
So is there really anyone out there in Amazingchartland who has a successful cash only micropractice?
