Debt-Collection

Jul 31 2012

New York Times

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Accretive Health, one of the nation’s largest collectors of medical debt, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the Minnesota state attorney general’s office to settle accusations that it violated a federal law

Jul 03 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the End Debt Collector Abuse Act of 2012 last Wednesday. The act would amend the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to include medical debt and would set limits on the access that debt collectors can have to hospital patients.

Jun 27 2012

Kaiser Health News

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New Rules Will Ban ER Debt Collections At Charitable Hospitals

Jun 20 2012

Bloomberg

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Attorney General Lori Swanson, who sued the Chicago-based company in January over alleged violations of privacy law, raised new claims today in a bid for permission to revise her complaint against Accretive for the second time.

Jun 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Some hospitals and health systems are starting to figure out there’s a better way to get reimbursed, one that is less stressful for the patient and more efficient for the provider.

May 18 2012

NPR.org

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Embattled Hospital Debt Collector Taps Politicians For Defense

May 17 2012

Startribune.com

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Just months after a consulting firm swept into the Fairview system with a new approach to collecting money from patients, hospital employees were expressing alarm and frustration, records show.

May 16 2012

TwinCities.com

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Accretive Health was subject of a scathing report in April from Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is convening national policy leaders to set standards for how hospitals should inform patients about the money they owe for health care.

May 14 2012

Star Tribune

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In response to Franken query, billing firm again denies pressuring patients

May 01 2012

Bloomberg

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Accretive Health Asks Court to Toss State of Minnesota Suit

Apr 26 2012

New York Times

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A California representative is calling for an investigation into Accretive Health, one of the nation’s largest collectors of medical debt, for potentially violating a federal law

Apr 25 2012

Bloomberg

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Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing Chicago- based Accretive for violations of U.S. and state patient-privacy and debt-collection laws.

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