Aneri Pattani - Kaiser Health News
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More than 100 million people in the U.S. have medical debt, which can ruin credit and deplete savings. One woman who was hounded for years by debt collectors for a bill she never should have gotten.
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Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that. -
A family received a $4,928 bill that was settled with the health system 18 months earlier, resurrecting painful memories. Hospital billing experts say this distressing scenario occurs frequently.
