In Kansas, patients taken to court for medical bills can’t escape the debt simply because they lack the ability to pay. Frequent lawsuits to collect on unpaid bills for care given at Olathe Medical Center raise broader questions about how the state’s nonprofit hospitals can best balance financial responsibility with compassion when it comes to the daunting challenge of medical debt.
The Journal, the print and digital magazine of the Kansas Leadership Center, has taken a deep look at collection practices of hospitals in Johnson County, particularly at those places that pursue debt collection most aggressively. Read The Journal’s story here.
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