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Spike in Hospitals Suing Patients for Unpaid Medical Bills
• Lawsuits over unpaid bills for hospitals rose by 37% in Wisconsin from 2001 to 18.
• Wage garnishments from the lawsuits rose 27% in that time period.
• 5% of hospitals account for 25% of lawsuits. Nonprofit hospitals and critical access hospitals are more likely to sue patients, according to the study.
• There were 1.86 lawsuits per 1,000 Black residents in 2018, compared to 1.32 per 1,000 white residents.
Source: YaleNews, December 6, 2021
HEALTH ECONOMICS CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0826102549
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