Just 2 KC-area hospitals garnish patients’ wages for unpaid bills. They also sue the most
Two Kansas City-area nonprofit hospitals have sued over 400 patients for unpaid bills this year, despite providing some free care.
Although the nonprofit hospitals provide free care and write off millions in charges, they have sued more than 400 people in Missouri and Kansas so far this year.
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