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University of Illinois arrests patients who can't pay hospital bill |
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by Democracy Now
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07 Jan 2004
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(University of Illinois is among) some hospitals now rank among America's most aggressive debt-collectors. Some also use one of the harshest and least-known collections tactics of all: seeking the arrest of no-show debtors.
Hospitals in several states have secured the arrest and even jailing of patients who miss court hearings on their debts. This legal tactic is chillingly known in some areas as "Body Attachment."
Hear segment where CFO of U of I Carle Foundation Hospital defends use of arrests for low income, non-insured patients who can't pay hospital bill: |
See also:
http://stream.realimpact.net/rihurl.ram?file=webactive/demnow/dn20040107.ra&start=41:19.6
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/07/1524223
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Re: University of Illinois arrests patients who can't pay hospital bill |
by ML
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07 Jan 2004
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I think your headline is a little confused, asis your article. Carle Clinic and its hospital in Urbana are not part of the U of I, although Carle Clinic has jailed medical debtors in the past, which is what the DN story is about.
The U of I does have a teaching hospital in Chicago, but I don't know what their collection practices are like. As it stands, your headline is incorrect and misleading, although I'm certain that DN will get it right and that the show is well worth listening to.. |
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Re: University of Illinois arrests patients who can't pay hospital bill |
by LG
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07 Jan 2004
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UCIMC covered this back in October.
http://ucimc.org/feature/display/13880/index.php |
