Poll of the Week - Bartering with Patients

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Where do you stand on exchanging medical services for something other than a direct payment?

In a recent blog, Dr. J. Scott Litton discussed the practice of bartering with patients where they provide a service in return for medical attention or advice with the caveat that such arrangements need to be reported to the IRS.

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