If you’re being chased for medical bills that don’t make sense, or don’t belong to you, you’re not imagining things. Medical identity theft is one of the fastest-growing forms of fraud in the country, and it leaves victims facing wrongful medical debt and relentless collection efforts. How Medical Fraud Happens Medical debt fraud usually begins…
In the spring of 2025, the FBI issued a nationwide warning: medical insurance scams are costing victims millions of dollars each year. Fraudsters are luring consumers with promises of cheap medical coverage, but the “plans” they sell either don’t exist or won’t cover what they claim. Victims end up paying thousands out of pocket while…
When most people think of identity theft, they picture stolen credit cards, hacked bank accounts, or someone vacationing on their identity overseas. But one of the fastest-growing and most devastating forms of fraud involves medical debt and identity theft happening in tandem; two issues that often collide in ways that leave consumers in a bad…
Getting sick can be stressful, but dealing with confusing insurance claims, hospital bills, and unexpected charges can overwhelm anyone. It gets worse when medical debt collectors start calling nonstop, sending intimidating letters, or even contacting your family or employer; it can feel like you’re being harassed. And in some cases, you are. If you think…
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 to handle their finances. This stigma is not always deserved. Being relentlessly pursued by debt collectors is an experience that no one should have to endure. Medical debt collection practices…
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 like a mortgage, rent, student loans, credit cards, medical debt, or condo/HOA fees. Perhaps the debt is the result of identity theft, or from surprise medical bills. Here’s where debt…
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. Read more
“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 today.” -Peter Holland By Casey Wood Santora On December 12, 2019 Peter Holland spoke with Dr. Travis Stork from the nationally syndicated talk show, “The Doctors.” The topic: medical 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 than Maryland governs. For example, it might say “the law of New Jersey applies to this contract” or words to that effect. The question then arises of which state’s student…
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… Read more
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