Account Recovery

APRIL 4, 2024

A bill has been introduced in the Colorado legislature that would make it an unfair or deceptive trade practice for a debt collector or collection agency to take any legal action on a debt unless it has purchased complete ownership or the debt. The bill is an attempt to reform the hospital and healthcare industry […]

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Judge Grants Sanctions Against Pro Se Plaintiff in FDCPA Case Healthcare Providers Sued for Sending Confidential Medical Info to Collection Agencies CFPB Sues Lender for Failing to Submit Accurate Data 26 Companies Seeking Collection Talent WORTH NOTING: Mary Lou Retton is fighting for her life after contracting a very rare form of pneumonia … (..)

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 23, 2020

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a debt collector, accusing it of making it look like the collector purchased debts from a healthcare provider when it had not done so and for violating a state collection law in Colorado. A copy of the complaint in the case of Zachary Waite and Cathy Wood-Sullivan v.

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Account Recovery

MAY 23, 2023

A collection agency that collects healthcare debt has reported a data breach impacting the personal information of more than 345,000 consumers after uncovering that certain files were copied from its network. …

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A healthcare provider in Colorado is facing public pressure and accusations that it is hiding itself from public scrutiny because collection lawsuits filed to recover debts owed by its patients are filed by collection agencies working on the provider’s behalf, thus keeping the provider’s name out of the legal spotlight, according to published (..)

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A collection agency and a healthcare provider in Oregon are being sued by an individual who is seeking $2 million in punitive damages because the provider has not complied with state and federal laws regarding charity care and financial assistance and violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

A bill advanced in the Oklahoma state legislature yesterday that would prohibit healthcare providers from reporting unpaid debts to a credit reporting agency or placing them with a collection agency unless the patient was provided with a “good faith estimate” of the cost of the services prior to them being rendered.

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Account Recovery

AUGUST 10, 2022

Months after filing a lawsuit accusing a hospital network of “aggressively” seeking to collect $70 million from individuals who were eligible for charity care, the Attorney General of Washington has expanded his lawsuit to include a pair of collection agencies that allegedly failed to inform individuals about their eligibility.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 28, 2022

Thomas Donovan, the Attorney General of Vermont has reached a settlement with a healthcare provider that will require the provider to use a professional debt collection agency, while also being barred from collecting certain old debts and paying a fine of $10,000, half of which was suspended because it cooperated in the investigation.

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Account Recovery

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A District Court judge in Illinois has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit filed against a healthcare provider, medical debt collection agency, and a medical billing company, alleging they engaged in a “ghost payroll” scheme that resulted in a larger Medicare payment from the federal government than the provider was entitled to.

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Account Recovery

JUNE 9, 2023

About 20% of consumers have had medical bills sent to a collection agency in the past year, and many of them are not happy with their providers for doing that, according to the results of a nationwide survey. Nineteen percent of individuals in the United States have received collection notices from medical providers in the …

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Healthcare providers are bracing for a seismic shift in where their money comes from, and collection agencies are likely to play a bigger role in a post-COVID-19 world, according to the results of a survey.

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American Profit Recovery

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If your practice has been looking through a list of medical collection agencies in search of just the right fit, we want you to take a moment to read some of the tips that our experts here have come up with. It’s not enough to just call an agency and hand over your late accounts. Diplomacy is critical with healthcare debt.

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Nexa Collect

JULY 2, 2020

And, just like in other areas of the healthcare system, there can be uninsured individuals too that labs run testing for. Need a Collection Agency for your Lab: Contact us. Laboratory collection agencies will be familiar with the specific billing codes that laboratories use and be able to explain that to the patient.

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Account Recovery

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit filed against a collection agency that was accused of writing off bad debts owed to Medicare without undergoing reasonable collection efforts, while affirming the dismissal in favor of the healthcare provider and the billing company (..)

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Account Recovery

MARCH 19, 2021

The Oklahoma Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit healthcare providers from reporting unpaid debts to a credit reporting agency or placing them with a collection agency unless the patient was provided with a “good faith estimate” of the cost of the services prior to them being rendered.

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American Profit Recovery

MARCH 10, 2021

If you are running any type of healthcare facility or medical practice, we know how hard you have worked to cultivate new patients. And it also includes the process of medical collections and how that patient is treated during times of financial hardship. Care and collections is a phrase all our staff know and understand here.

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Account Recovery

MAY 25, 2022

A complaint has been filed in federal court in California accusing a number of healthcare providers and a collection agency of violating state law as well as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by attempting to collect on a debt that was incurred as a result of injuries suffered while the plaintiff was working and … The post Complaint Accuses (..)

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Class Action Accuses Collector of Sending Multiple MVNs; Healthcare Co. Class Action Accuses Collector of Sending Multiple MVNs; Healthcare Co. Class Action Accuses Collector of Sending Multiple MVNs; Healthcare Co. to Pay $2.5M in Settlement with Mass. to Pay $2.5M in Settlement with Mass. to Pay $2.5M in Settlement with Mass.

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Credit Management Company

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Perhaps you need to consider working with a collection agency. Read on to learn how to hire a collection agency that will serve your best interest and protect your good reputation. Menacing threats and middle-of-the-night phone calls are not the methods top debt collection agencies use.

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Account Recovery

JUNE 30, 2023

In what I imagine is a scenario that is all-too familiar inside collection agencies across the country, a District Court judge in Washington has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it attempted to collect on an unpaid healthcare debt before it […] (..)

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Credit Management Company

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Therefore, many people find themselves encountering collection agencies at one point or another. Unfortunately, much of what people “know” about the debt collection industry relies more on myths than facts. When people believe these myths about using a collection agency, they often run into trouble.

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Account Recovery

MAY 9, 2023

A platform that aims to help healthcare providers recover more of their accounts receivable on their own — without needing to place the accounts with collection agencies — has raised $22 million in a Series B fundraising, with the plan to accelerate its growth.

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a healthcare provider’s motion to dismiss a claim it violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (ICFA) and a collection agency’s motion to strike class allegations it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a debt parking case on a medical debt.

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Nexa Collect

JUNE 18, 2023

Here are some points to consider regarding the impact of medical debt default on the patient’s credit scores: Reporting to Credit Bureaus : When a medical debt goes unpaid for an extended period, the healthcare provider may send the account to a collection agency. However, not all collection agencies will agree to this.

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Credit Management Company

MARCH 8, 2022

Are you worried that if you refer your customers to a debt collection agency you’ll lose control of your brand? Here are the best steps to follow when looking for a collection agency to work with, from evaluating whether it’s the right move, to seeking quality referrals. A collection agency can help in those situations.

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Account Recovery

AUGUST 19, 2022

The Colorado Attorney General’s office has sent a memo to licensed collection agencies in the state, making sure they are aware that a new law is going into effect on September 1 that will change how medical debts are collected in certain situations. A copy of the entire memo can be accessed by clicking here.

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Account Recovery

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The largest public employer in Arkansas is being called out for dramatically increasing the number of collection lawsuits it has filed — potentially tied to its working with a collection agency — including suing some of its own employees, in yet another example of putting the focus of the problems associated with medical debt in […] (..)

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 20, 2021

technology-enabled provider of accounts receivable management (ARM) solutions, announced today it has completed its acquisition of EOS North America, a leading first- and third-party collection agency serving government, financial services, healthcare, telecom and utility clients in the United States and Canada.

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Account Recovery

MAY 4, 2022

A bill in Colorado that would ban hospitals from placing unpaid debts with collection agencies if the hospitals do not comply with federal price transparency rules is rapidly moving closer to becoming a law, after the state Senate yesterday approved the bill unanimously.

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Account Recovery

JUNE 29, 2021

A dozen collection agencies, plus ACA International and the Nevada Collectors Association have filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada seeking to block the enactment of a new law that governs how medical debts are to be collected in the state.

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Debt RR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Collecting debts is time-consuming, especially if the debtor refuses to cooperate. Due to the frustration they encounter when collecting debts, they may resort to outsourcing the debt collection process to a collection agency for small businesses. How Small Businesses Proceed with Collections.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 18, 2021

A bill has been introduced in the Nevada Senate that would require collection agencies to notify consumers at least two months before attempting to collect on a debt, while also prohibiting filing a collection lawsuit to recover unpaid medical debts if the balance is less than $10,000.

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Account Recovery

JULY 27, 2021

A hearing is scheduled for this afternoon in before a federal judge in Nevada courtroom attorneys representing a dozen collection agencies and ACA International will seek to obtain a temporary restraining order blocking legislation that governs how medical debts are collected in the state. The law went into effect on July 1.

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Credit Management Company

JUNE 4, 2019

Everything from waste and inefficiency to poor sales and conversions can cause this problem, but the failure of clients or customers to pay what they owe is a unique issue with a clear and effective solution: professional debt collection. Types of Businesses that Benefit from Debt Collection. Return on Investment.

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Nexa Collect

JANUARY 14, 2023

The US government has thrown a slew of laws on collection agencies, making bad-debt recovery harder and costlier. There are thousands of collection agencies in the USA, but most are small. The following changes can result in many collection agencies shutting their businesses. . New Regulations.

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PDC Flow

JUNE 8, 2021

For the past 15 years, I’ve studied neuroscience and conducted communication experiments in my debt collection agency to understand how empathy works and how to use it effectively in business situations. Since then, I’ve trained patient account representatives to use my communication principles while collecting balances from patients.

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