This Polish Hospital Will Let Patients Settle Bills With Bitcoin
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. While a number of clinics and doctors around the world have been accepting bitcoins for minor treatments and consultations, the medical facility is the first to accept payments for a wide range of healthcare services, including major surgery, the chain said. Medicover says its flagship outlet in Poland's capital treats more than 8,000 international patients....
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