Healthcare & Wellness

Collect more of what you bill, without chasing patients

Patient responsibility keeps rising while collection rates fall. Card-on-file, payment plans and ACH turn an uncomfortable conversation at the front desk into something that just runs.

0% Of revenue now patient-owed
0x Cheaper on ACH for large balances
0% Plan completion with card-on-file
0 Card data touching your systems
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The problem

Where practice revenue quietly disappears

Almost none of this is a billing problem. It is a payments problem wearing a billing costume.

Collection after the visit

Once the patient walks out, the odds of collecting fall sharply with every week that passes. Statements are the most expensive way to ask.

Percentage fees on large balances

A four-thousand dollar treatment plan on a card costs more in processing than a month of software. The rail is wrong for the ticket size.

No-shows with nothing on file

Without a stored card and an agreed policy, a missed appointment is simply lost chair time you cannot bill.

Plans that fail halfway

Cards expire, get reissued and decline. A twelve-month plan on a card that dies in month five becomes a collections problem.

Compliance ambiguity

Front-desk staff writing card numbers on paper, or a system nobody can confirm is in scope for PCI, is a liability waiting to surface.

Disconnected systems

Payments taken in one system and posted to the ledger by hand means reconciliation errors and patients billed for what they already paid.

The fix

The same visit, handled differently

Without us

The balance is billed after the visit and chased by statement.

With Bear Merchant

Card or bank account is tokenized at check-in and the balance runs the moment the claim adjudicates.

Without us

A large treatment plan takes a percentage fee on a card.

With Bear Merchant

The plan runs on ACH at a flat fee, keeping the difference in the practice.

Without us

A no-show costs a full appointment slot with no recourse.

With Bear Merchant

A stored card and an agreed cancellation policy make the charge enforceable and defensible.

Without us

A twelve-month plan dies when the patient's card is reissued.

With Bear Merchant

Account updater refreshes the credential automatically and the schedule carries on.

Without us

Card numbers get written down at the desk and shredded later — usually.

With Bear Merchant

Nothing sensitive ever reaches your systems; the token is meaningless if stolen.

Without us

Payments are re-keyed into the practice ledger by hand each evening.

With Bear Merchant

Payments post back against the appointment automatically, with a signed webhook trail.

Getting it right

What a compliant practice setup includes

Data handling

  • Card data tokenized, never stored locally
  • Business Associate Agreement in place where required
  • No clinical detail in payment descriptors or metadata
  • Named staff logins with role-based refund limits

Patient consent

  • Written authorisation to store the card on file
  • Cancellation and no-show policy agreed at booking
  • Payment plan terms signed before the first debit
  • Receipt issued automatically after every charge

Front-desk process

  • Estimate and collect at the point of service
  • Balance charged automatically once the claim clears
  • Plans offered by default above a set balance
  • Daily reconciliation against the practice ledger
By the numbers

What card-on-file changes

The gap between billing a patient and being paid by one is almost entirely a question of when the credential is captured.

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Collected at point of service
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Collected once billed later
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Plan completion on file
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Flat fee per ACH debit
Who It's For

Practices and providers we work with

Medical & specialty clinics

Deductibles, co-pays and post-adjudication balances collected without a statement cycle.

Telehealth platforms

Card-not-present consultations, subscription care plans and per-visit billing.

Dental & orthodontics

Long treatment plans that suit ACH instalments far better than a card.

Med-spas & aesthetics

Packages, memberships and deposits, with clear terms that survive a dispute.

Physio & chiropractic

Recurring session blocks and no-show protection with a card on file.

Wellness & fitness studios

Memberships, class packs and freeze rules that do not need custom code.

Pharmacy & supplements

Repeat orders and subscriptions with account updater keeping cards live.

Veterinary practices

Emergency treatment paid down over time instead of declined at the counter.

We were writing off about a fifth of patient responsibility every year and calling it the cost of doing business. Capturing the card at check-in and running the balance when the claim cleared removed most of that write-off in one quarter.
AM Alicia MorenoPractice Administrator, multi-site dental group
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Payment data and health data are separate problems. We never ask for or store clinical information, card data is tokenized in a PCI DSS Level 1 environment, and we sign a Business Associate Agreement where a BAA is required by your setup.

Yes. Balances can be split into a scheduled plan with the card or bank account tokenized once at set-up. Patients get automatic reminders and a receipt after each instalment.

On a $4,000 treatment plan a percentage card fee costs well over a hundred dollars. ACH is charged as a flat fee, and bank mandates do not expire the way cards do — so long plans do not fail halfway through.

Yes, though card-not-present healthcare gets more underwriting scrutiny. Clear service descriptions, licensed practitioner details and a visible refund policy make those applications straightforward.

Store a card on file with a clearly disclosed cancellation policy the patient agrees to at booking. That disclosure is also the evidence that wins the dispute if the charge is later questioned.

Yes. Most practice systems either have a supported integration or can call the REST API directly. Payments post back to the patient ledger with the appointment reference attached.

Collect more, chase less

Tell us how your practice bills today and we will map the card-on-file, plan and ACH setup that fits it.