# PayZen > PayZen’s AI\-powered patient financing solutions drive a 30% increase in payments with personalized, interest\-free plans that work for patients and providers\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.7, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Vanderpump Social \- Thank you \- See you soon\!](https://payzen.com/vanderpump-social-thank-you/) - [Vanderpump Social with PayZen \& AKASA](https://payzen.com/vanderpump-social-with-payzen-akasa/) - [Solutions \- Post Care](https://payzen.com/postcare/) - [Affordability Reports](https://payzen.com/healthcare-affordability-2026-reports/) - [Patient Perspective 2026](https://payzen.com/patient-perspective-2026/) ## Posts - [PayZen Report: Costs Drive More Than 2 in 5 Patients Toward AI Instead of a Doctor](https://payzen.com/payzen-report-costs-drive-more-than-2-in-5-patients-toward-ai-instead-of-a-doctor/) - [Becker’s Hospital Review: Hospitals’ Growing Prepayment Trend](https://payzen.com/beckers-hospital-review-hospitals-growing-prepayment-trend/): More providers are requiring payment before a medical procedure\. The share of U\.S\. healthcare providers building prepayment into the estimate process — whether by encouraging it, requiring it, or keeping a card on file — climbed to more than 9 in 10 in 2026, up from 81% in 2025, according to survey data from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and PayZen\. - [TIME: World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2026](https://payzen.com/time-worlds-top-healthtech-companies-of-2026/): PayZen was named to TIME’s list of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2026, recognized in the AI \& Data Analytics category\. TIME partnered with data firm Statista to identify companies around the globe using digital technologies to make healthcare more effective and accessible, evaluating metrics including financial performance, reputation, and online engagement\. - [PYMNTS: 92% of Health Providers Want Patients to Prepay](https://payzen.com/pymnts-92-of-health-providers-want-patients-to-prepay/): Americans are being asked to pay for costly medical procedures up front\. Roughly 92% of U\.S\. health providers this year are either encouraging prepayment, requiring it, or collecting a payment method to have on file during the estimate process, The Wall Street Journal \(WSJ\) \reported\\. - [Wall Street Journal: Why More Hospitals and Doctors Are Asking Patients to Pay First](https://payzen.com/wall-street-journal-why-more-hospitals-and-doctors-are-asking-patients-to-pay-first/): Have a costly medical procedure coming up? Odds are, you’re going to be asked to pay ahead of time\. This year, about 92% of U\.S\. health providers either encourage prepayment, require it or collect a payment method on file during the estimate process, according to a survey conducted by PayZen, a patient payment service provider, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association\. Last year, it was 81%\. ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://payzen.com/sitemap_index.xml)