Are Cash-Based or Insurance-Based Providers "Better"?

Pelvic PT Rising · Feb 9, 2026 · 34m

There’s been a recent flare-up in the pelvic rehab world around cash-based versus insurance-based care. And while emotions are running high, we wanted to pause the noise and add something that feels increasingly rare: context.

In this episode, we start with what we all agree on:

Every pelvic PT and OT is doing their best for their patients

We all want clinicians to be paid fairly and sustainably

More practice models = more options for both clinicians and patients

Patients benefit from having real choices

We should be referring to one another, not competing against the field itself

The current…