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Could offering a variety of payment options lead to more owners accepting care recommendations?
When a pet owner cannot afford care, is it the responsibility of the veterinary practice to offer flexible payment options? Many practices hesitate to do so based on past negative experiences with in-house, staff-managed plans; however, partnerships with third-partyโmanaged pay-over-time plans, digital wallet payments, and crowdfunding platforms can alleviate distress for clients and veterinary teams while increasing acceptance of recommended … read more Could offering a variety of payment options lead to more owners accepting care recommendations?
A prospective observational study of how veterinary clinics and their clients utilized a no-credit-check, third-party managed installment financing option to increase access to veterinary care
The top client barrier to veterinary care is financial. Clients have reported their desire for more payment options, with recent research findings indicating that, with them, pet families could double the amount they could spend on lifesaving care. Research in 2022 reviewed cash and credit challenges that contribute to financial barriers and analyzed one option yet did not have direct … read more A prospective observational study of how veterinary clinics and their clients utilized a no-credit-check, third-party managed installment financing option to increase access to veterinary care
Access to Care isn’t About Giving Services Away
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐, itโs about removing the financial, cultural, and logistical barriers that keep pets from getting the veterinary care they need. In her new article in The Fountain Report , โ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏโ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ข๐บ,โ Aimee St.Arnaud breaks down why traditional โpayment due at time of serviceโ models no longer reflect … read more Access to Care isn’t About Giving Services Away
Open Door was featured in AAHA Trends Magazine article โMore Options Equals Better Careโ
โWe often talk about โcost,โ but the actual barrier is often a lack of financing options for paying the cost.โ ~ Aimee St. Arnaud, founder of Open Door Veterinary Collective READ ARTICLE
Read how we are making Veterinary care more accessible
Veterinary care is expensive, and can be hard to accessโleading to pets going without needed treatments, and being given up to shelters by their families, who believe this is the only way for a loved pet to get the care they need. Theย Open Door Veterinary Collectiveย is working to change that. This nonprofit, founded in 2021, is developing a business model … read more Read how we are making Veterinary care more accessible