- New study adds to growing body of evidence of financial hardship caused by the US health care system. Hospital lawsuits over unpaid bills increased by 37% in Wisconsin from 2001-18, with lawsuits disproportionally affecting Black patients and people living in poorer, less densely populated counties. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01130 10 comments science
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- Surprise! Out-of-Network Billing for Emergency Care in the United States | Journal of Political Economy: Vol 128, No 9 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/708819 2432 comments
- Hospital Lawsuits Over Unpaid Bills Increased By 37 Percent In Wisconsin From 2001 To 2018 | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01130 10 comments
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- With Medical Bills Skyrocketing, More Hospitals Are Suing for Payment - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/us/hospitals-lawsuits-medical-debt.html?action=click&%3Bcontentcollection=u.s.&%3Bmodule=moreinsection&%3Bpgtype=article&%3Bregion=footer 24 comments
- Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/thousands-of-poor-patients-face-lawsuits-from-nonprofit-hospitals-that-trap-them-in-debt 11 comments
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