By Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News (TNS) Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled. Hawley said she didn’t owe those thousands of dollars in debts.

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  • Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owes
    Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new ...
    12/25/2024 - 7:04 pm | View Link
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    Donald Warne, a physician and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, called the proposed legislation a “band-aid.” He said the ultimate solution is for Congress to fully fund the Indian ...
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    Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new ...
    12/17/2024 - 7:00 am | View Link
  • Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owes
    Hawley said she didn’t owe those thousands of dollars in debts. The federal government did.Hawley ... The financial consequences for patients can last years. Those sent to collections can face damaged ...
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  • Native American patients' debts that government owes sent to collections
    Patients are routinely billed as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the Indian Health Service, financial middlemen, hospitals and clinics.
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