Characteristics of US hospitals using extraordinary collections actions against patients for unpaid medical bills: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics of US hospitals using extraordinary collections actions against patients for unpaid medical bills: a cross-sectional study

Objective This study aims to characterise and evaluate the largest 100 hospitals in the USA that have adopted aggressive collection tactics to pursue patients with unpaid medical bills, such as lawsuits, wage garnishments and liens.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting We examined state and county co...

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Main Authors: Dominique Vervoort, Farah Hashim, Sanuri Hennayake, Christi M Walsh, Chen Dun, Joseph Giuseppe Paturzo, Indrani G Das, Emily A Stewart, Jonathan A Teinor, Morissa A Schochet, Allyson Keslar, Ge Bai, Martin Makary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e060501.full
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