Trends in Hospital Lawsuits Filed Against Patients for Unpaid Bills Following Published Research About This Activity

IMPORTANCE: Suing patients and garnishing their wages for unpaid medical bills can be a predatory form of financial activity that may be inconsistent with the mission of a hospital. Many hospitals in the state of Virginia were discovered to be suing patients for unpaid medical bills, as first presen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Paturzo, Joseph Giuseppe R., Hashim, Farah, Dun, Chen, Boctor, Michael J., Bruhn, William E., Walsh, Christi, Bai, Ge, Makary, Martin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2021
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34424301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21926

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34424301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21926

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