The good news is, though, that unlike criminal cases, debt collection lawsuits are civil matters, and most medical debt lawsuits won't make it to trial because both parties benefit from reaching an ...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee, said grassroots organizing and effective messaging has helped reduce the aggressive debt collection tactics of many hospitals.

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Debt collectors rarely disappear on their own. Old balances can be sold, resold, and pursued in different ways for years, ...

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Seventeen New York hospitals and health systems have sued 1,600 patients to collect $9 million in medical debts since 2022, despite state efforts to curb the practice, according to a July 12 report ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

Congressman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on proposed tax hike for infrastructure bill. When Covid-19 hit the economy, most debt collectors gave borrowers a break, cutting back on lawsuits amid lockdowns, ...

ROCHESTER, New York (InvestigateTV) — Toni Cook opened the letter from her mother’s nursing home and cried in horror. Lynn Marie Witt dropped to her knees and sobbed when she read the letter from her ...

On the screen was a list of every debt collection lawsuit against a resident of her city, at least 4,500 in just five years. Henderson asked to see her own street. On her block of 16 modest ...