Justin M. Barnes, Radiation Oncologist at Mayo Clinic, shared a post on X about a paper by Mary Shannon et al. published in JAMA Network Open:
“Great work from Mary Shannon with disappointing results:
~1000 recent medical debt lawsuits in St Louis, with low SES neighborhoods bearing the brunt of the legal action.
Qasim Hussaini and I had the opportunity to call out this predatory practice and call for change.
Fumiko Ladd Chino, Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared this post, adding:
“This Mary Shannon paper examines St Louis physicians’ practices who SUE their patients.
There are inequitable impacts of medical debt collection. Areas with higher % of Black residents and lower incomes face higher lawsuits, higher judgments, and higher wage garnishment.”
Title: Lawsuits for Unpaid Medical Bills and the Role of Physician Groups
Authors: Mary Shannon, Kathryn Koch, Molly Metzger
You can read the Full Article on JAMA Network Open.
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