When your hospital debt is sold

June 5, 2008

David Williams: “I had the chance to study the debt collection industry several years back. It isn’t populated with the kinds of folks you’d want to invite for dinner. Empathy and trust are not words that come to mind.”



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1 Anonymous June 5, 2008 at 11:33 pm

Insisting on payment up front is, in the end, a kindness to patients. Collection agencies are bad news for everyone–including the creditor.

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