Stories Related to Some Ny Hospitals Nixed Medical Debt Lawsuits. Others Sued 1,600 Patients For $9m

New York State Team, The Journal News
Wed, 07/12/2023 - 2:08am

Many New York hospitals stopped suing patients to collect medical debts during COVID. But some kept filing, suing 1,600 patients for $9M.

Sections: u.s.

13 Players to Watch in Section 4 Class D football in 2023
NYS Co-Player of the Year Caden Bellis of Tioga leads Players to Watch in Section 4 Class D football in 2023. More
17 Players to Watch in Section 4 Class C football in 2023
Five returning all-state picks from Waverly among talented crop of Players to Watch in Class C of Section 4 football. More
18 Players to Watch in Section 4 Class B football in 2023
A pair of returning first-team all-state football picks from state power Maine-Endwell are among Section 4 Class B Players to Watch. More
10 Players to Watch in Section 4 Class A football in 2023
All-state defensive lineman Qymani Viera-Powell of U-E among Class A Players to Watch in Section 4 football in 2023. More
Key players, expectations for Whitney Point football in 2023
Whitney Point hopes to turn the corner with winning record in second straight season in Section 4 independent division. More

BING NEWS:

How North Carolina made its hospitals do something about medical debt
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state's mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce ...
09/25/2024 - 2:20 am | View Link
How NC Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
In exchange for federal Medicaid expansion money, hospitals wiped out billions of dollars of patient debt and adopt new standards to shield patients from crippling bills ...
09/24/2024 - 3:04 am | View Link
Atrium Health cancels thousands of past medical debt judgments
In North Carolina, medical debt judgments can last for 20 years and automatically place liens against patients’ homes, allowing hospitals to collect their money when the home is sold. Medical debts ...
09/20/2024 - 2:03 am | View Link
For patients Atrium Health sued over unpaid medical debt, relief is coming
North Carolina’s largest hospital chain will cancel debt and liens placed on the homes of patients who couldn’t pay bills. “I was ecstatic,” one former patient says.
09/19/2024 - 4:20 am | View Link
More

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site