RT @Arrianna_Planey: Great health care system there https://t.co/y7bBVfmMYs
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
RT @Arrianna_Planey: Great health care system there https://t.co/y7bBVfmMYs
Hopkins is merely an exemplar of academic medical centers.
RT @HyungChoMD: Hospitals suing patients for unpaid medical bills - I worry this disproportionately targets patients who are already in fin…
RT @HyungChoMD: Hospitals suing patients for unpaid medical bills - I worry this disproportionately targets patients who are already in fin…
RT @nicolasterry: “Garnishments were more likely among nonprofit vs for-profit hospitals”. Our shameful response to health care and health…
RT @ZDoggMD: RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our st…
Hospitals suing patients for unpaid medical bills - I worry this disproportionately targets patients who are already in financial hardship. And for only 0.1% of gross revenue?? @JAMA_current https://t.co/7HDQPlkpN6 https://t.co/ed95LJdZcN
Interesting! Prevalence and Characteristics of Virginia Hospitals Suing Patients and Garnishing Wages for Unpaid Bills https://t.co/pYiCMaqagn
RT @efusebrown: Most hospitals do not sue patients. But of those that did, the median amount the hospitals sued for was $1500 -- a trivial…
RT @efusebrown: Most hospitals do not sue patients. But of those that did, the median amount the hospitals sued for was $1500 -- a trivial…
RT @ZDoggMD: RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our st…
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
Most hospitals do not sue patients. But of those that did, the median amount the hospitals sued for was $1500 -- a trivial amount to the hospital, but a huge burden on the patient.
And here's the study from @JAMA_current: https://t.co/Ur4IRnLdnb
Prevalence and Characteristics of Virginia Hospitals Suing Patients and Garnishing Wages for Unpaid Bills @martymakary @jama_current https://t.co/yRcclhOPdK
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
RT @ZDoggMD: RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our st…
https://t.co/UfVGVGV5wv Gross revenue of wage-garnishing hospitals=$806 million- amt garnished only 0.1% of gross revenue; Mean amt garnished per patient: $2783 (up to 25k). Common employers of those having wages garnished=Walmart, Wells Fargo, Amazon, Low
“Garnishments were more likely among nonprofit vs for-profit hospitals”. Our shameful response to health care and health insurance costs—sue the poor @wendymariner @nhuberfeld1 @phlu @efusebrown https://t.co/jXH1NefXf4
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today…
RT @ZDoggMD: RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our st…
Oh my, it's time for single payer medical coverage. If you believe that folks should have to sell their house, & go hungry, & just "suck it up" after having a health scare, I hate to tell you, YOUR GOOD HEALTH IS ON BORROWED TIME. Illness strikes e
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RT @SVRaoMD: Nonprofit hospitals more likely to sue patients and garnish wages for unpaid medical bills! - JAMA https://t.co/QKe8spukeG
RT @EeHRN: 20% of US consumers have medical debts. In the state of Virginia alone in 2017 there were over 20,000 lawsuits against patients…
So if you have unpaid hospital bills, hospital goes after your pay check ?🤷🏽♀️ When did this phenomenon start?
RT @EeHRN: 20% of US consumers have medical debts. In the state of Virginia alone in 2017 there were over 20,000 lawsuits against patients…
20% of US consumers have medical debts. In the state of Virginia alone in 2017 there were over 20,000 lawsuits against patients for unpaid bills. Over 8000 had an average of $2783 seized from their wages. #SaveOurNHS #UHC #SDG #HealthAsAHumanRight https:
RT @ZDoggMD: RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our st…
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
RT @cupallcare: Sad; Hospitals Dunning Patients and Families. Does health system you work for do this? Impoverishment following serious…
RT @ZDoggMD: RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our st…
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
RT @SVRaoMD: Nonprofit hospitals more likely to sue patients and garnish wages for unpaid medical bills! - JAMA https://t.co/QKe8spukeG
RT @ZDoggMD: RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our st…
RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today in JAMA. Walmart employees hit hardest, also US postal workers, & even nurses and hosp housekeeping staff! https
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today…
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
"Hospitals were built — mostly by churches — to be a safe haven... they're supposed to be community institutions." - Martin Makary, MD, a Johns Hopkins surgical oncologist and coauthor on this study
RT @KatieHauschildt: Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much…
Nonprofit hospitals "have to provide some financial help for lower-income people, but federal rules don't say how much help..." Sadly, unsurprisingly, patients who should qualify for financial assistance still end up w/ ruinous debt. @JAMA_current study:
RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today…
RT @NASHPhealth: Non-profit hospitals in VA were more likely to garnish the wages of patients who couldn't pay medical bills than for-profi…
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today…
RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today…
RT @MartyMakary: By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today…
By the thousands, some Virginia hospitals are suing low-income patients and garnishing their paycheck- Our study out today in JAMA. Walmart employees hit hardest, also US postal workers, & even nurses and hosp housekeeping staff! #publictrust @ZDoggMD
Nonprofit hospitals more likely to sue patients and garnish wages for unpaid medical bills! - JAMA https://t.co/QKe8spukeG
Sad; Hospitals Dunning Patients and Families. Does health system you work for do this? Impoverishment following serious illness. @cupallcare #MSPCPrevalence and Characteristics of Virginia Hospitals Suing Patients and Garnishing Wages for Unpaid Bills
RT @NASHPhealth: Non-profit hospitals in VA were more likely to garnish the wages of patients who couldn't pay medical bills than for-profi…
Non-profit hospitals in VA were more likely to garnish the wages of patients who couldn't pay medical bills than for-profit hospitals. The most common employers of those with garnished wages were Walmart, Wells Fargo, Amazon, and Lowes. https://t.co/TdEtqx
36% of Virginia hospitals garnished patient wages in 2017, most commonly from Walmart, Wells Fargo, Amazon, and Lowes; a small # of hospitals w greater financial need (nonprofit, lower annual gross revenue) accounted for most cases https://t.co/IuMwpRyLoG
yey, democracy is coming tmfrom the usa https://t.co/eJ0hkVngIY
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
RT @JAMA_current: Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting f…
Thirty-six percent of Virginia hospitals garnished patients’ wages in 2017, with a small number of hospitals accounting for most cases https://t.co/aqWPYmWMKh