Paying For Health Care Through Barter
What happens if you need health care, but don’t have health insurance? Typically, you either pay the entire bill all by yourself, or you put off having the treatment that you need. Some hospitals are accepting “time credits” instead of insurance payments. This is a barter system. There is something innovative going on in Portland, Oregon. It is called The Portland Hour Exchange Program. The quickest way to explain it is to say that it works like a barter system. People do certain jobs, (like yard work), for someone else. The hours the person spends doing this work are called … Continue reading