How to meet the demands of the No Surprises Act
Medcity News,
Surprise: It’s not as hard as you think The No Surprises Act—which prohibits unexpected out-of-network medical charges for…
Hospital Debt Collection Practices Require Urgent Reform
Health Affairs,
Medical debt is perhaps the largest financial burden facing Americans today. On March 1, 2022, the Consumer Financial…
Wisconsin hospitals filed 37% more lawsuits against patients from 2001 to 2018, study finds
Fierce Health,
Hospital lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical bills rose 37% in Wisconsin from 2001 to 2018, with Black patients and…
Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests
Fierce Health,
Published studies and bad press about hospitals’ medical debt lawsuits led to a substantial decline in the number of collection…
Negative media coverage is curtailing medical debt lawsuits against patients, study says
Becker's Hospital Review,
Hospitals have sued fewer patients over unpaid medical debt since the media brought the practice to the public's attention in…
Report: Mayo Clinic sued over 900 patients between 2018 and mid-2020 for unpaid medical bills
Duluth News Tribune,
New study of nation's 100 largest hospitals ranks clinic near the bottom for using courts to extract payment ROCHESTER, Minn.
Study: Mayo sued over 900 patients between 2018 and mid-2020
TwinCities.com,
Between January of 2018 and the end of July in 2020, Mayo Clinic took over 900 patients to court for unpaid medical bills.
Report: Mayo sued over 900 patients between 2018 and mid-2020 for unpaid medical bills
Post-Bulletin,
The report, issued last week by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and the news…
Public spotlight on hospital lawsuits may slow them down
Yahoo!,
Hospitals sued patients much less often in 2020 than in the previous two years, and there are signs that this may signify…
Public spotlight on hospital lawsuits may slow them down
Axios,
Hospitals sued patients much less often in 2020 than in the previous two years, and there are signs that this may signify…
Op-Ed: Meet the Law Office Leeching Off the Pandemic
MedPage Today,
Public Health
Opinion: A doctor's prescription to save patients money, grief and sticker shock
Medical Health News,
A few weeks ago, Perla Ni went to the Stanford Health Care hospital system for a breast biopsy.
Few hospitals aggressively sue patients to pay bills, and some don't bother at all
Modern Healthcare,
Not-for-profit health systems like the University of Virginia Health System and Ballad Health have been thrust into the…
Thousands of Patients Have Been Sued by Nonprofit Hospitals Over Unpaid Bills. Now They Are Fighting Back
TIME Magazine,
Over the past few months, several hospitals have announced major changes to their financial assistance policies, including…
New Mexico hospital sues thousands of patients over unpaid medical bills
Medical Health News,
Carlsbad hospital lawsuits CARLSBAD, New Mexico - When Donna Hernandez had the flu last year, she went to her local emergency…
Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt
Medical Health News,
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive…
Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt
Health Leaders Media,
Across the country, low-income patients are overcoming stigmas surrounding poverty to speak out about nonprofit hospitals that…
Thousands of poor patients face lawsuits from nonprofit hospitals that trap them in debt
Alternet,
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive…
Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt
Gilmer Mirror,
Across the country, low-income patients are overcoming stigmas surrounding poverty to speak out about nonprofit hospitals that…
I Shed My White Coat to Find the Healthcare Bloat
Medical Health News,
Over the last two years, I traveled to 22 cities. I took a deep dive into why healthcare costs so much.
I Shed My White Coat to Find the Healthcare Bloat
MedPage Today,
Over the last two years, I traveled to 22 cities. I took a deep dive into why healthcare costs so much.
UVa promises changes to medical debt collection policy
The Roanoke Times,
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The University of Virginia Medical Center is reviewing its policy of frequently suing and garnishing wages of…
Medical Center in New Mexico Has Sued More Than 3,000 People to Collect Debts, Court Records Show
KTLA,
Carlsbad Medical Center is shown in an undated photo. (Credit: CNN) × Medical Center in New Mexico Sues More Than 3,000 People…
When patients don't pay, this hospital sues
CNN News,
(CNN)When Donna Hernandez had the flu last year, she went to her local emergency room in New Mexico, where she received two IV…
When some patients don't pay, this hospital sues
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
When Donna Hernandez had the flu last year, she went to her local emergency room in New Mexico, where she received two IV bags…
When some patients don't pay, this hospital sues
CNN News,
(CNN)When Donna Hernandez had the flu last year, she went to her local emergency room in New Mexico, where she received two IV…
The hospital treated these patients. Then it sued them
MSN,
Carlsbad Medical Center, in New Mexico, has filed nearly 3,000 lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical debt since 2015.
As Patients Struggle With Bills, Hospital Sues Thousands
New York Times,
CARLSBAD, N.M. — The first time Carlsbad Medical Center sued Misti Price, she was newly divorced and working two jobs to…
New Mexico hospital sued thousands of patients for medical debt: Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center has filed 3,000 lawsuits against patients over medical debt since 2015, an astronomically high number compared to most other hospitals, according to The New York Times.
Becker's Hospital Review,
- Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 Print |Email Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center has filed 3,000 lawsuits against patients over…
The Hospital Treated These Patients. Then It Sued Them.
Medical Health News,
CARLSBAD, N.M. — The first time Carlsbad Medical Center sued Misti Price, she was newly divorced and working two jobs to…
Carlsbad hospital often sues its patients
The Santa Fe New Mexican,
CARLSBAD — The first time Carlsbad Medical Center sued Misti Price, she was newly divorced and working two jobs to support her…
Donna M. Christensen column: Hospitals must stop taking advantage of health care consumers
Richmond Times-Dispatch,
High, unpredictable health care costs have had detrimental effects on Americans, taking a substantial toll on every aspect of…
3 health systems that have changed, suspended debt-collection practices: Several U. S. health systems have suspended or made changes to their debt-collection practices after media coverage of the issue.
Becker's Hospital Review,
- Monday, July 15th, 2019 Print |Email Several U.S. health systems have suspended or made changes to their debt-collection…
Virginia health system pauses suits against patients over unpaid bills: Fredericksburg, Va. -based Mary Washington Healthcare has suspended suing patients for unpaid medical bills amid public attention about its collection practices, according to The Free Lance–Star.
Becker's Hospital Review,
- Monday, July 15th, 2019 Print |Email Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare has suspended suing patients for…
Non-Profit Hospitals Sue to Get Patient Financial Responsibility
Medical Health News,
- Non-profit hospitals are more likely to sue patients and garnish their wages to collect overdue patient financial…
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia garnish wages more often than for-profit hospitals, yielding only small payoffs
Healthcare IT News,
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia are more likely to garnish patients' wages if they don't pay their medical bills than for-profit…
Nonprofit hospital makes millions, owns collection agency, sues the poor
MSN,
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — In July 2007, Carrie Barrett went to the emergency room at Methodist University Hospital, complaining of…
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia garnish wages more often than for-profit hospitals , yielding only ...
Medical Health News,
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia are more likely to garnish patients' wages if they don't pay their medical bills than for-profit…
Prevalence and Characteristics of Virginia Hospitals Suing Patients and Garnishing Wages for Unpaid Medical Bills - Global Research
Globalresearch,
An estimated 20% of US consumers had medical debt in collections in 2014.1 Medical debt has been increasing with direct patient…
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia garnish wages more often than for-profit hospitals, yielding only small payoffs
Healthcare Finance News,
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia are more likely to garnish patients' wages if they don't pay their medical bills than for-profit…
This rich nonprofit hospital owns a collection agency — and relentlessly sues the poor
The Raw Story,
Nonprofit hospitals pay virtually no local, state or federal income tax. In return, they provide community benefits, including…
The Nonprofit Hospital That Makes Millions, Owns a Collection Agency and Relentlessly Sues the ...
Medical Health News,
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive…
The Nonprofit Hospital That Makes Millions, Owns a Collection Agency and Relentlessly Sues the Poor
Health Leaders Media,
Nonprofit hospitals pay virtually no local, state or federal income tax. In return, they provide community benefits, including…
Congress, You Paying Attention? Hospital Billing Practices Belie Nonprofit Status
Medical Health News,
“Wage Garnishment” by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images June 25, 2019; National Public Radio, “Shots” In February…
When Hospitals Sue For Unpaid Bills, It Can Be 'Ruinous' For Patients
Oregon Public Broadcasting,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Nonprofit hospitals more likely to garnish patient wages to pay medical bills
Medical Health News,
JAMA shows 36 percent of hospitals in Virginia garnished patient wages to collect payment for medical bills in 2017.
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KUT,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town.
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KOSU,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KTEP El Paso,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Omaha Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WYPR,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Nonprofit hospitals more likely to garnish patient wages to pay medical bills: Hospitals are using increasingly aggressive strategies to collect medical debt from patients, including garnishing wages or savings from patient bank accounts.
Becker's Hospital Review,
Hospitals are using increasingly aggressive strategies to collect medical debt from patients, including garnishing wages or…
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WRKF,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Radio Acadie,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Iowa Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Witchita's Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Arizona Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Central Coast Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KERA News,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KRWG TV/FM,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Kansas City University Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KCLU,
Olivia Falcigno/NPR The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque…
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
A Koahnic Broadcast Station,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Boise State Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WXPR,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KUNM,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KUNC,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WVTF,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WVPE,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
The University of New Orleans Public Radio ,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WVXU,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WUKY,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WUNC,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WUWM,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Interlochen Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
North East Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WJCT,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Delmarva Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Tri States Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WKAR,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WLRN,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Kansas Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Wyoming Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Northern Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Georgia Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
WCBE ,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
New England Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
Northeastern Indiana Public Radio ,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
SDPB Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
New Hampshire Public Radio,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
KPBS,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, colonial Virginia town …
Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'
NPR,
The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque, Colonial Virginia town.