COMPLAINT ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF WITHHOLDING INFO ABOUT CREDIT REPORTING CHANGES
- Filed in the “no good deed goes unpunished” category, a collection agency is being sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because a collector informed the plaintiff about a change to credit reporting guidelines, but did not provide details about a new policy from the credit reporting agencies that had not yet gone into effect.
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APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF ASSIGNED FDCPA CLAIMS
- The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a pair of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases involving the assignment of claims, ruling that tort claims are not assignable under state law in Oklahoma.
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WHERE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE FALLING SHORT IN THE PATIENT FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT
- Only 7% of executives in the healthcare industry are currently very satisfied with the patient financial experience technology their facilities provide, and only 3% are very satisfied with the patient financial experience process, as a result of using legacy systems, fragmented solutions, and insufficient automation capabilities, according to the results of a recently released report.
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CLEVELAND BECOMES LATEST GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE MEDICAL DEBT BURDENS FOR ITS RESIDENTS
- The city council of Cleveland, Ohio last night approved legislation that will earmark nearly $2 million to purchase and forgive up to $190 million in unpaid medical debts for city residents, becoming the latest government entity to take measures aimed at lessening the medical debt burdens for its residents.
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WORTH NOTHING: President Biden announced this morning that he is officially running for reelection next year … Surprising facts about national parks during National Park Week … Changes McDonald’s is making to its most popular items … A guide to tipping in a changed world … How to train your brain to increase your attention span … Economists weigh in on the likelihood of a recession in the next 12 months … How managers can turn around low employee engagement … Giving new meaning to the phrase “getting stuck in traffic.”
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