medical billing

CNN report: UAMS sued more than 8,000 patients since 2019 to collect medical debt

BY: - September 8, 2023

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has sued more than 8,000 patients, including hundreds of its own employees, to collect on unpaid medical bills since 2019, according to court records, CNN reported Friday morning. Most of the lawsuits involved unpaid bills of about $1,000 or less, with some as little as $100, and many […]

Bipartisan health care bills spearheaded by North Carolina, Virginia members of Congress

BY: - July 11, 2023

WASHINGTON — Top lawmakers on the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee Tuesday unveiled a bipartisan health care legislative package that would require accurate billing practices by hospitals, price transparency and hidden fee disclosures. Education and Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx said the four bipartisan bills will help increase transparency for patients. “The Committee is […]