… to cover elective medical procedures, such as LASIK vision correction, liposuction and cosmetic dentistry, costs that are generally paid on an out-of-pocket basis.  As an example, GE Money’s CareCredit card requires that its customers use the card to pay for medical expenses within a special network of doctors.

David Robertson, publisher of industry newsletter the Nilson Report, expects medical credit cards will remain a niche market.  “Given the [financial] difficulties that …

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I have a friend—we’ll call her Jill, who has had a horrible fear of dentists for as long as I’ve known her.  Even if not to the same extreme, most of us share her apprehension.  I can understand her fears based on the horror stories she had described about various dentists she had seen over the years.  Last fall, …

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