Missing a Doctor’s Appointment May Trigger a ‘No-Show’ Fee of up to $100. Is That Fair? Experts Weigh In
NBC7 San Diego
From NBC7 San Diego:
“I very strongly support such fees,” said George Loewenstein, an economics and psychology professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
“Patients who don’t show up are taking up appointments which other patients could use,” said Loewenstein, adding that “without such a fee, patients have little if any disincentive for not bothering to cancel appointments well in advance.”