Medical bills are often what push families into personal bankruptcy, a costly process that can cancel most debts. A nonprofit is trying to help cut the cost.
Tennessee-based TeamHealth overcharged ER patients for earaches, strep throat and pregnancy tests, according to $100M lawsuit
Two titans in health care are clashing in court over emergency room charges.
The Pulaski ER billed her husband $6K for 6 stitches. Then she nearly died to avoid going back.
Jason and DeeAnn Dean recently relocated to her hometown of Dellrose to start organic farming. But an accident led to a fight over a medical bill and impacted their decisions about life-saving care.
Study: Residents Of Southern States Without Medicaid Expansion Have Far More Medical Debt
People who live in the South owe doctors and hospitals more than three times as much as those who live in the Northeast. That’s according to a new study that looked at unpaid medical debts in collections for the last decade and found that medical debt started shrinking after the implementation of Obamacare, as more people were covered by insurance.
How One Tennessee Court Is Helping Patients Avoid Complications From Medical Debt
A Tennessee program is trying to keep medical debt cases from ever reaching the courtroom. The goal is to help patients work out a deal with medical providers before the costs start piling up.
‘We Ought To Be Humane’: Cookeville Hospital’s Lawsuits Spur Calls For Change
Even a longtime physician who helped save Cookeville’s hospital had no idea how frequently patients are sued for unpaid bills. After a WPLN News investigation showed that Cookeville Regional Medical Center sued nearly a thousand people just last year, some patient advocates are calling for change.
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