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URBAN AGENDA: Giving Patients A Voice in the Health Care Policy Debate

Disrupting the Medical Debt Collection Highway

 

What Happens If You Don’t Pay a Hospital Bill? 

 

Pandemic hasn’t stopped area’s hospitals from suing patients over unpaid bills

Northwell’s 2,500 lawsuits against patients made headlines; hours later, they were rescinded

Number of patients sued by Capital Region hospitals over unpaid bills among highest in NY

CSSNY’s Benjamin on Charitable Hospitals Suing Patients During COVID-19

How the Supreme Court’s case on the ACA could hurt New York

NY’s Major Hospitals Have Filed Thousands of Lawsuits Against Patients 

‘There’s no way I can pay for this:’ One of America’s largest hospital chains has been suing thousands of patients during the pandemic

What the proposed patient advocate office means for city hospitals 

Grassroots group to fight medical debt collection, surprise bills 

Roundtable: Coronavirus Is Best Case for Medicare for All 

Disgusting: Study Shows Hospitals Sending More and More Surprise Bills

Pandemic Profiteers: Hospitals Sued Patients over Medical Debt While Getting Billions in Relief Aid 

Protections from growing medical debt missing from budget priorities 

Essay: Provide protections for New Yorkers who are managing medical bills, debt

Abierto un espacio en la red para quejas sobre el sistema de salud

How the Supreme Court’s case on the ACA could hurt New York 

COVID-19 coverage safety net has plenty of holes in US

The Art of Health Care Haggling

Citing Lessons Learned, City Officials Outline Preparations, Cautious Optimism for Handling Potential Second Covid Wave

Northwell Health Promises To Stop Suing Patients Over Unpaid Medical Bills During Pandemic

NY Hospitals Filed 31,000 Lawsuits Against Patients Over Four Years, New Report Shows

NY Hospitals Slow To Comply With New Price Transparency Rule That Took Effect This Month

New Bill Would Prevent NY Patients From Getting Stuck With Hidden ‘Facility Fees’

[UPDATE] Patient Who Questioned ‘Blank Check’ Financial Liability Form Turned Away Right Before Medical Procedure

Her Genetic Test Revealed A Microscopic Problem – And A Jumbo Price Tag

Dozens of NY’s hospitals closed. Then COVID-19 hit. Now marginalized patients are dying. Here’s why

We Have to Solve This Problem

Northwell Health says it will stop suing patients during pandemic

Medical debt is engulfing more people as pandemic takes its toll 

Dental patients must be protected from COVID surcharges, regulators say 

With Medical Bills Skyrocketing, More Hospitals Are Suing for Payment

Many workers who lost their jobs due to COVID need help finding health coverage

One Hospital System Sued 2,500 Patients After Pandemic Hit 

She Survived the Coronavirus. Then She Got a $400,000 Medical Bill. 

Why So Many Hospitals Are Suing Their Patients

Shuttered Hospitals Limited Access to Health Care Amid Pandemic

Laws to Curb Surprise Medical Bills Might Be Inflating Health Care Costs

Report: Hospital systems racking up lawsuits against low-income patients

7 On Your Side Investigates: Testing centers in many non-white neighborhoods likely to be more crowded 

Welcome to the Club (That You Don’t Want to Join)

“Debía un millón de dólares”: el drama de quienes deben lidiar con las deudas médicas tras padecer de coronavirus 

State of Black New York: The racial divide in healthcare and education

Medical Debt and the Pandemic

#PriceCheckNYC: Avoiding Care Because of the Money

 

Number of patients sued by Capital Region hospitals over unpaid bills among highest in NY 

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