Hospital Network Fined $2.1M For Sending PHI to Wrong Patients in Billing Statements
The Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a $2.1 million settlement with a...
Healthcare Network to Stop Suing Patients As Advocates Want Hospitals to Cut Ties with Doctors who Collect ‘Aggressively’
Another healthcare network has announced it is instructing its network of third-party collection agencies to stop filing lawsuits against individuals...
State Appeals Court Rules Lack of License Not Enough to Sever Arbitration
A state Appeals court in New Jersey has upheld a lower court's ruling that a debt buyer that purchased a...
Supreme Court Sets Date to Hear Arguments in CFPB Constitutionality Case
Along with looking forward to a final debt collection rule in 2020, the accounts receivable management industry can now add...
Daily Digest – November 27. Judge Denies Certification in FDCPA Case Over Small Class Size; Survey Sheds Light Into How People Manage Healthcare Debts
JUDGE DENIES CERTIFICATION MOTION IN FDCPA CASE BECAUSE CLASS WAS TOO SMALL A District Court judge in New Jersey has...
Survey Sheds Light Into How Individuals Manage Healthcare Debts
Twenty-two percent of Millennials, 17% of members of Generation X, and 12% of Baby Boomers have been unable to pay...
Inaccuracies, Confusion Lead Patients to Lack Trust in Healthcare Bills
Chances are, if you are trying to collect on an unpaid medical debt from an individual, he or she believes...
Judge Denies Certification Motion in FDCPA Case Because Class Was Too Small
A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a plaintiff's motion to certify a class action lawsuit against a...
Daily Digest – November 26. Advocacy Group Sues CFPB; Millions Cutting Corners to Save Money on Medication
ADVOCACY GROUP SUES CFPB OVER LACK OF STUDENT LOAN SUPERVISION An advocacy group filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection...
Advocacy Group Sues CFPB Over Lack of Student Loan Supervision
An advocacy group filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday, accusing the agency of not doing enough to...
