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Account Recovery
OCTOBER 13, 2022
A healthcare provider and the collection agency working on the provider’s accounts are facing a class-action lawsuit alleging they violated a recently enacted state law in New Mexico by engaging in debt collection activities before verifying whether the incomes of those patients protected them from such activities.
Account Recovery
JULY 8, 2022
A collection agency based in Colorado was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected more than 650 of its healthcare clients, according to published reports.
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Account Recovery
DECEMBER 23, 2020
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a debt collector, accusing it of making it look like the collector purchased debts from a healthcare provider when it had not done so and for violating a state collection law in Colorado. A copy of the complaint in the case of Zachary Waite and Cathy Wood-Sullivan v.
American Profit Recovery
APRIL 22, 2022
There is one simple fact that we know from handling debt collections for health care professionals across the country for many years. Healthcare offices that do not pay attention to proper billing and cash flow will have a challenge just like any other type of business. Medical collection agencies remove awkward conversations.
Account Recovery
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
A bill advanced in the Oklahoma state legislature yesterday that would prohibit healthcare providers from reporting unpaid debts to a credit reporting agency or placing them with a collection agency unless the patient was provided with a “good faith estimate” of the cost of the services prior to them being rendered.
Account Recovery
AUGUST 10, 2022
Months after filing a lawsuit accusing a hospital network of “aggressively” seeking to collect $70 million from individuals who were eligible for charity care, the Attorney General of Washington has expanded his lawsuit to include a pair of collection agencies that allegedly failed to inform individuals about their eligibility.
Account Recovery
MARCH 28, 2022
Thomas Donovan, the Attorney General of Vermont has reached a settlement with a healthcare provider that will require the provider to use a professional debt collection agency, while also being barred from collecting certain old debts and paying a fine of $10,000, half of which was suspended because it cooperated in the investigation.
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