Hospital lawsuits over unpaid bills on the rise in Wisconsin, study says
DAVID WAHLBERG
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Cassie Symons, a physical therapist assistant, works with patient Peter Langreck, who had a bilateral knee replacement, at Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville. Wisconsin hospital lawsuits against patients over unpaid bills are rising, with the highest rates among small, rural hospitals, a new study said.
Lawsuits by Wisconsin hospitals against patients over unpaid bills rose 37% from 2001 to 2018, with small, rural hospitals suing the highest proportion of patients, a new study found.
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Fave 5: Reporter David Wahlberg picks his top stories of 2020
My year as the State Journal's health reporter has been consumed by COVID-19. I've covered many coronavirus developments and media briefings, but the stories that stand out most to me are those showing the humanity of the pandemic.
Four of my five picks are about people fighting COVID-19 or those who succumbed to it. The fifth, from that hard-to-recall time of January, looks at new genetic testing and treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare muscle-wasting disease.
Cassie Symons, a physical therapist assistant, works with patient Peter Langreck, who had a bilateral knee replacement, at Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville. Wisconsin hospital lawsuits against patients over unpaid bills are rising, with the highest rates among small, rural hospitals, a new study said.
