In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals

There’s a new trend in lawsuits in CT. It involves medical bills; the source might surprise you.

Lawsuits by doctors and other non-hospital providers now dominate health care collections in Connecticut.

In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals

BRISTOL, Conn. — Many hospital systems in Connecticut have stopped suing their patients over unpaid bills, stung by criticism about the harm caused by aggressive collection tactics. But physicians, dentists, ambulance companies, and other health care providers are still taking their patients to court, a Connecticut Mirror-KFF Health News investigation of state legal records shows. Lawsuits by doctors and other nonhospital providers now dominate …

In CT, 80% of medical debt cases are from doctors — not hospitals

This story was jointly reported by CT Mirror and KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF— the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism. Sign up for our newsletter to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Many hospital systems in Connecticut have stopped suing their patients over unpaid bills, stung …

In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals - Health Care Today

Noam N. Levey and Katy Golvala and Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror BRISTOL, Conn. — Many hospital systems in Connecticut have stopped suing their patients over unpaid bills, stung by criticism about the harm caused by aggressive collection tactics. But physicians, dentists, ambulance companies, and other health care providers are still taking their patients to court, a Connecticut Mirror-KFF Health News investigation of state legal records shows. Laws…