Characteristics of US hospitals using extraordinary collections actions against patients for unpaid medical bills: a cross-sectional study.

Farah HashimSanuri HennayakeChristi M WalshChen DunJoseph Giuseppe PaturzoIndrani G DasEmily A StewartDominique VervoortJonathan A TeinorMorissa A SchochetAllyson KeslarGe BaiMartin Makary

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Standardised medical debt collections best practices and metrics of medical debt collections quality are needed to increase public accountability for hospitals, particularly non-profit hospitals. There is a need to re-evaluate Internal Revenue Service rules pertaining to non-profit hospitals' tax-exempt status to ensure tax-exempt hospitals provide community benefits commensurate with the value of tax exemption.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
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primary care
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
quality improvement