There’s an unfair and shameful portrayal that promotes the idea that people who find themselves in debt are always at fault and not responsible enough… Read More »Medical Debt Collections: Am I Being Harassed?
If you’re in debt or owe some money, you’re not alone! It’s estimated that 80 percent of Americans have some form of debt, for things… Read More »5 Debt Collection Practices You Didn’t Know Were Illegal
Peter Holland of Holland Law Firm was a featured guest on The Doctors to discuss the issue of surprise medical bills. Let’s look closer.
“Like it or not, there are still de facto debtors’ prisons for collection of all kinds of debts, including medical debt, in the United States… Read More »Should Medical Debt Be Treated Differently Than Other Debt?
Frequently in student loan and other collections cases, a person gets sued in Maryland, but the contract specifies that the law of a state other… Read More »The Law of the Forum and Maryland Student Loan Statute of Limitations
By Paul Kiel, ProPublica. Originally posted here. Republished here under a Creative Commons license.
Nonprofit hospitals get big tax breaks for providing care for patients who can’t afford it. Under new IRS rules, hospital lawsuit cases must take extra steps to inform poor patients that they may qualify for financial assistance.
Last month, ProPublica and NPR detailed how one nonprofit hospital in Missouri sued thousands of lower-income workers who couldn’t pay their bills, then seized their wages, all while enjoying a big break on its taxes.
Read More »New Rules For Nonprofit Hospital Lawsuit CasesThe CFPB has released this report about debt collection complaints made by older consumers (those identifying themselves as 62 or older). The report reveals that older consumers suffer similar collection problems to consumers generally. Nearly 50% of complaints are about the collection of debts that older consumers do not owe, and in nearly 30% of… Read More »CFPB Report: Older Consumers Face Debt Collection Problems
How to check medical bills for errors, here. List of 13 states that may not balance bill, with explanations, here. If you are in New York, there is actually a website called Stop Surprise Medical Bills, here. 2014 study by the CFPB finding that medical debt overly penalizes consumer credit scores, here. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s… Read More »Resources on Medical Debt Collection
