A Florida dentist is now offering patients the option of paying for services with Bitcoin, citing recent data breaches at major retailers and “the prevalence of medical identity fraud in the healthcare industry,” according to a PRWEB release. Dentist Mitchell A. Pohl explained, “I try to stay on top of cutting-edge technology and thought it was only natural to start accepting Bitcoin.” Bitcoin includes “guaranteed anonymity,” the release states, allowing patients to keep Bitcoin medical payments private from their financial institutions.
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