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Discharged Into Debt: State-Run Hospitals Filed Over 80% of Medical Debt Lawsuits in New York in 2023
Mia Wagner, Marielle Ray, Elisabeth Ryden Benjamin
Summary:
New York's State-run hospitals have been suing hospitals patients for medical debt at a significantly higher rate than their peer public and nonprofit hospitals. In 2023, more than 8 in 10 medical debt lawsuits in New York State were filed by the five State-run facilities.
This report examines the medical debt collection practices of these hospitals, who almost always go after patients who were likely eligible for financial assistance under the State Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL).
Issues: Access to Health Care
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