Now I've heard everything!
You know when you use a credit card machine in the supermarket or at a gas station? It says credit or debit and you push the one you want? Well, let me tell you a story.
Today I went to my GP. It's been 6 months. I got to the office where you pay and wrote a check for my 20%; I'm on Medicare. It came to 10.28. I was then given an adding machine tape which had some writing and the amount and was told to sign it. I asked what it was and was told I was getting my check back. Being slow thinking now, thanks to my stroke, it didn't quite register. Then I was given my check back with the slip attached to it. I was somewhat dumb-founded. Banks return checks each and every month (though some send pictures rather than the actual checks and there are other ways also, I believe.) and was told that it was like a debit form and the money was being immediately taken from my checking account. I know there are a lot of crooks in this world and people, even Dr.s, must guard against this. The amount was small, but I couldn't believe that this has now reached a Dr.s office! Never even read in the paper that anything like this could be done. I still can't believe that our world has come to this.....well, maybe I can. Times are sure changing!
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