Growing number of hospitals sue patients to collect debts

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Around 1 in 7 families struggles with medical debt, made more difficult by a growing number of hospitals that are suing patients to collect on overdue payments.

 

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I'm told people love their healthcare....

😪 sad.

More proof that Obamacare is a complete disaster.

Growing number of AMERICAN families...

Sue Trump instead!!! He owes $1Trillion in Back Taxes (8-20 yrs)

Support Bernie Sanders. His Medicare for All plan keeps people out of medical debt. No more medical bankruptcies.

Unfortunately if you make a payment agreement you must abide by the agreement, just like buying a car, and pay the payments or there are consequences.

This isn’t new...that’s what businesses do when people don’t pay their bills 🤷🏻‍♂️

Universal Health Care Now!

immelza Americans deserve affordable healthcare for all. It is the main reason for bankruptcies. Congress wants to stop covering pre-existing conditions. NC will not expand Medicaid which is killing our residents.

Which makes people get sicker

Most countries have universal health care systems, and we should too.

Pay your bills

I had surgery a year ago and paid the $26000+ bill and they sued me just now for a $5.79 balance; some things just don't make sense.

Medical treatment is overpriced. Isn't it enough that people without insurance is treated like garbage? Over two thousand dollars for just an ten minute doctor visit is Ludacris.

This is happening in blue states, like California. Florida protects it's citizens from hospitals taking their home.

Had to serve many, many papers 4 this reason when I was a dispatcher! I don’t know why people don’t even try 2 talk 2 the hospitals about making payment arrangements! My son did when his son had to visit ER w bad face cut! They had no problem doing that & they were out of state.

Patient: How much is a tonsillectomy ? Hospital: you will know when you get the bill. American Healthcare: When people are sick we take advantage of them. We charge whatever we feel like with no explanation, if you don’t like it, DIE.

American healthcare “one big piece of expensive crap”.

I guess we need Federal funded hospitals. Many towns and small cities can't take the losses at their hospitals. Private or otherwise.

Seems like stated above that every other first world country can provide medical coverage for their citizens. It’s a rich mans racket. Hospitals and doctors shoukd be sued for not ipholding their hypocratic oath.

Fake news. All covered now under king trump

Amusingly, the majority of these seem to be as a result of Obamacare era health-plans. This is why we need a two-tier system. UHC doesn't work. PHC doesn't work. You need both.

Rest of G-7 countries

Hospitals used to write off many debts. They never do any more.

This is why we need M4A

Well. This is why we budget.

Whew! I could maybe understand if you bought a car you knew you couldn’t afford and they wanted it back by way of suing, but medical?! Yikes

They said the ACA would save us money. They said we could see our doctors. It is more expensive, covers less, isn't taken by all doctors. Gets worse every year. Now they want to take over all health care!?! 2020election healthcare

Medicare for all

You shouldn't have to go bankrupt just because you get sick. Medicare4All FeelTheBern2020

We as citizens should be willing to work 2 or 3 jobs, to pay outrageous premiums, for insurance that will eventually deny our claims. If not they will gladly put you in jail for something that will inevitably happen to all of us. MedicareForAll

Well you can thank Obama for that...but our current president is trying to fix it.

Well cost me a 1000 bucks for a physical...I could have bought all the tools and done it myself at that point

No one should be held ransom to save their own lives using medical facilities of any kind. People have no choice. Hospitals should not be able to sue anyone.

Ridiculous system, ridiculous country.

Just got my med bill for an MRI. We have *great*, freedom driven, private insurance. Our share? $890. This, after a $400/month healthcare plan deduction from our paycheck. This, after the employer subsidy. God bless 'Merica. HealthCareForAll

How many ads does nbc put on for those who do not pay?

How is 'struggling with medical debt' defined here? Does it have to bankrupt you? Or does it just have to hamper your lifestyle? Or something in between? I'd say 5 in 7 families struggle in some way with debt, so maybe less than a quarter of that is medical?

Why does this country hate its citizens so much?

Vicious cycle.

realDonaldTrump if you can't or won't fix this, get out..

realDonaldTrump are you even aware that insurance companies.... *not doctors * determine a patients care?

What are you doing about this realDonaldTrump any relief from for these people you claim to represent? Or did you just need their votes?

If my area is typical of the rest of the country, corporations and mega hospitals are gobbling up medical offices, labs, imaging and treating medicine the same as if customers were buying a car. We need a different business model and tax model for medicine to discourage this.

Lol water from a stone.

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