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Atrium halts lawsuits for medical debt NC Health News

(Just Now) WebHer debt doubled in 10 years. The court records searched by The Ledger/NC Health News show that one of last medical debt case complaints filed by Atrium in Mecklenburg County was against Marcie Lynn Stafford in October 2022. Stafford, 64, of …

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2023/10/16/atrium-health-halts-lawsuits-against-patients-medical-debt/

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Hospitals use lawsuits to collect on unpaid medical bills in …

(4 days ago) WebResearchers found that the most aggressive debt collector was Atrium, a medical system with roots as a public hospital in Charlotte that, following a merger last …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/16/1194037110/hospitals-sued-thousands-of-patients-in-north-carolina-for-unpaid-bills-report-f

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Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina …

(3 days ago) WebResearchers found that the most aggressive debt collector was Atrium, a medical system with roots as a public hospital in Charlotte that, following a merger last …

https://www.wunc.org/health/2023-08-16/hospitals-sued-thousands-of-patients-in-north-carolina-for-unpaid-bills-report-finds

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North Carolina Hospitals Have Sued Thousands of Their Patients, a …

(6 days ago) WebResearchers found that the most aggressive debt collector was Atrium, a medical system with roots as a public hospital in Charlotte that, following a merger last …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/north-carolina-hospitals-patient-debt-lawsuits/

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Atrium Health ends policy of suing patients for unpaid medical …

(6 days ago) WebThe North Carolina-based health system sparked controversy by filing 2,482 lawsuits against patients with medical debt between 2017 and 2022. to land them in …

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/atrium-health-ends-policy-suing-patients-medical-debt-advocate/696819/

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Held in bondage: US patients losing equity in homes to hospital

(8 days ago) WebIt required Atrium’s debt and attorneys’ fees to be paid before the home could be sold, transferred or refinanced. In 2010, Belk was diagnosed with prostate …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/06/hospitals-lawsuits-atrium-north-carolina

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Hospitals Sued 7,517 Patients, Family Members Over …

(Just Now) WebNorth Carolina hospitals sued 7,517 residents over medical debt and won a total of $57.3 million in judgments from January 2017 through June 2022. The average …

https://www.nctreasurer.com/news/press-releases/2023/08/16/hospitals-sued-7517-patients-family-members-over-medical-debt

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Sunlight: Atrium Health stops practice of suing patients …

(6 days ago) WebA report from Folwell’s office in August produced in collaboration with researchers at Duke University Law showed Atrium Health and four other health …

https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_67ed93f4-7751-11ee-b3eb-2344ffb08c48.html

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Atrium Health leads state in lawsuits over medical debt. Non-profit

(2 days ago) Web1. More than 7,500 North Carolina patients and family members were sued over medical debt over the past five years, and Atrium Health represented about 42% of the lawsuits, …

https://journalnow.com/news/local/business/health-care/atrium-health-leads-state-in-lawsuits-over-medical-debt-non-profit-hospitals-were-responsible-for/article_6070d862-3c40-11ee-9b0e-4b3bd681c74a.html

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Charlotte hospitals say ‘no thanks’ to charity’s efforts to erase

(4 days ago) WebNationally, two-thirds of bankruptcies cite medical debt as a cause. Atrium’s and Novant’s unwillingness to work with RIP baffles Lakin, who sees an …

https://www.wunc.org/health/2023-12-12/charlotte-hospitals-say-no-thanks-to-charitys-efforts-to-erase-medical-debt

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Atrium Health Billing and Collection Policy

(Just Now) WebAtrium Health policy is to provide care for emergency medical conditions regardless of the patient’s ability to pay and • All communications 30 days prior to bad debt placement, …

https://atriumhealth.org/-/media/chs/files/for-patients-visitors/financial-assistance/atrium-health-billing-and-collections-policy.pdf?la=en&hash=CEC2F5845B064C1C4A3BA287A7C4E7AA87B8245D

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Atrium and Novant won’t sell medical debt to charity that erases it

(8 days ago) WebRIP Medical Debt is a charity that erases people's medical debt by buying that debt directly from hospitals. But Charlotte’s two largest hospitals, Atrium Health …

https://www.whqr.org/2023-12-17/atrium-and-novant-wont-sell-medical-debt-to-charity-that-erases-it

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Financial Assistance Atrium Health

(7 days ago) WebDownload information about our patient billing and financial assistance programs. To discuss options for financial assistance or payment for participating Atrium Health …

https://atriumhealth.org/for-patients-visitors/financial-assistance

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Atrium Health Billing and Collection Policy

(5 days ago) WebAtrium Health will achieve these objectives by implementing the following B&C strategies: • Bad Debt : Accounts that have been categorized as uncollectible because the patient …

https://atriumhealth.org/-/media/chs/files/for-patients-visitors/financial-assistance/1atrium-health-billing-and-collections-policy.pdf

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RIP Debt turns debt collection on its head, buying up unpaid …

(2 days ago) WebAfter helping Occupy Wall Street activists buy debt for a few years, Antico and Ashton launched RIP Medical Debt in 2014. They started raising money from …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/08/15/1093769295/this-groups-wiped-out-6-7-billion-in-medical-debt-and-its-just-getting-started

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Atrium Health halts lawsuits against patients for unpaid medical …

(1 days ago) WebFrom 2017 to June 2022, Atrium filed 2,482 lawsuits against patients for medical debt – more than any other N.C. hospital, according to an August report from …

https://www.wfae.org/business/2023-10-16/atrium-health-halts-lawsuits-against-patients-for-unpaid-medical-bills

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Atrium and Novant won’t sell medical debt to charity that erases it

(8 days ago) WebRIP Medical Debt is a charity that erases people's medical debt by buying that debt directly from hospitals. But Charlotte’s two largest hospitals, Atrium Health …

https://www.wunc.org/2023-12-17/atrium-and-novant-wont-sell-medical-debt-to-charity-that-erases-it

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Atrium Health Coverage Assistance and Financial Assistance …

(1 days ago) WebAtrium Health offers coverage assistance and financial assistance to eligible individuals with the following five objectives: involves selling an individual’s debt to another party, …

https://cdn.atriumhealth.org/-/media/chs/files/for-patients-visitors/financial-assistance-3/atrium-health-hospital-coverage-assistance-and-financial-assistance-policy-current-min.pdf?rev=71a488d0768345b7931c3d64e3e3c4d1&hash=B78047565570CAA79EC161363ADB5B0F

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The Growing Policy Wave Of Medical Debt Cancellation: States …

(4 days ago) WebThe burden of medical debt in the United States is a growing concern as health care costs continue to rise and many people report trouble affording care.Up to …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/growing-policy-wave-medical-debt-cancellation-states-taking-action

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Atrium Health, North Carolina; CP; Joint Criteria; System

(5 days ago) Webdebt, we believe the combined system retains moderate flexibility at the rating as it continues to weather the Atrium Health does have healthy capital …

https://atriumhealth.org/-/media/chs/files/about-us/corporate-financial-information/sp-global-ratings-atrium-health-report-11252020compressed.pdf

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This New York health system stopped suing patients over medical …

(8 days ago) WebWhy one New York health system stopped suing its patients. Nationally, nearly half of adults are unable to cover a $500 medical bill without going into debt, a 2022 …

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/05/14/new-york-health-system-stopped-suing-patients-medical-debt/

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Atrium Health Billing and Collection Policy

(3 days ago) WebAtrium Health policy is to provide care for emergency medical conditions regardless of the patient’s ability to pay and • All communications 30 days prior to bad debt placement, …

https://cdn.atriumhealth.org/-/media/chs/files/for-patients-visitors/financial-assistance/atrium-health-billing-and-collections-policy-82022.pdf?rev=0c75f40c6abe4cd39b9eab48d05a3412&hash=D8BC779551AD6D88E69CA8CEE2D47E26

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