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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Another revision makes it mandatory for hospitals seeking to garnish a patient’s wages or bank accounts to include with the summons and complaint initiating such action an “affidavit of expert review” making various certifications.

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A giant US hospital chain says it’s leading the fight against medical debt. Not all patients agree

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At the same time, many health systems, such as Advocate Health, have pursued aggressivemerger and acquisition campaignsthat researchers and lawsuits contend have reduced competition and patient choice in nearly every region of the US. Advocate Health said its decision to stop using the program was unrelated to the Guardians record request.