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- WGLT
When a Valley woman received a call from someone telling her she owed them money for a past due hospital bill, she wasn’t sure if it was real or not. The caller had enough information, but the woman said there were red flags that made her skeptical. She reached out to the Let ABC15 Know Team to verify if the so-called bill collector was legit.
- ABC 15
A Charleston County woman says she was frustrated by multiple hospital bills she’s received for services she never received.
- WCSC
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent Connecticut residents’ medical debts from being reported to credit agencies.
- Connecticut Inside Investigator
The fee can range from a couple bucks to one thousand dollars. All but one local hospital would not disclose how or why they charge these fees.
- NBC 5 Chicago
KPRC 2 Investigates ‘facility fees’ and what to look for on your medical bills
- KPRC 2
When he arranged to undergo top surgery, Cass Smith-Collins of Las Vegas selected a surgeon touted as an early developer of the procedure who does not contract with insurance. "I had one shot to get the chest that I should have been born with, and I wasn't going to chance it to someone who was not an expert at his craft," he says.
- NPR
People living in the South continue to be most likely to have medical bills on their reports
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A bill that would place more oversight on the budgets and bills of Delaware's hospitals passed the Delaware House following a lengthy, and at times heated, debate.
- WDEL
Ohio lawmakers want to hold hospitals more accountable when it comes to pricing.
- NBC 4