Unpaid medical care is again on the rise in Wisconsin

Unpaid medical care is again on the rise in Wisconsin - WPR

The amount of unpaid medical care at Wisconsin hospitals has increased for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's what you need to know about medical debt in Wisconsin

Health care advocates argue that hospitals could be doing a lot more to help patients who can't afford care. The legislature has also played ...

How one Wisconsin county is eliminating medical debt for its residents

A recent report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association found that uncompensated care for Wisconsin hospitals in 2021 totaled $1.29 billion. The ...

Issue of health care access hits close to home in western Wisconsin

That is, until it abruptly closed earlier this year. Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea announced a “complete exit” from Western ...

Advocate Aurora to bring debt relief to patients with liens on homes

Some Wisconsin residents who have unpaid medical bills from Advocate Aurora Health could be getting relief − as health care providers face ...

Hospital lawsuits over unpaid bills on the rise in Wisconsin, study says

... Medical Center-Neillsville. Wisconsin hospital lawsuits against patients over unpaid bills are rising, with the highest rates among small, rural hospitals ...

Prepared Remarks of Julie Margetta Morgan at the HealthWatch ...

Two-thirds of people with unpaid medical bills report putting off necessary medical care for themselves or a family member because of the ...

Column: Healthcare Trends Are Unsustainable, But There Are ...

Healthcare's rapidly rising costs are perhaps most concerning. Wisconsin has the 5th highest healthcare costs in the entire country, according ...

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Report finds Wisconsin hospital charity care, bad debt rose again in ...

Unpaid care at Wisconsin hospitals rose by $90 million in 2019 ... Unpaid care has been rising since 2016, after falling from 2013 to 2015.

ABC For Health: Report uncompensated care and inequities grow in ...

The overall increase continues an upward trend in uncompensated care in Wisconsin that began back in 2016. “Patient medical debt is a huge ...

Evers directs federal funds toward raising wages for Wisconsin care ...

Evers directed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to spend $258 million in federal funding on establishing a fee floor for certain ...

Report finds hospital charity care declined, medical debt rose in 2021

Uncompensated care for Wisconsin hospitals in 2021 totaled $1.29 billion, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association.

Medical Debt & Collections in WI Restarting the Collections Machine

at several Wisconsin hospitals, health systems, and health care providers. ... These providers continued to sue patients for unpaid medical bills, despite ...

Protect Our Care Wisconsin: What expanding Medicaid would mean ...

Research confirms that Medicaid expansion increases access to care, improves financial security, and leads to better health outcomes. Medicaid Expansion In ...

Report Finds Wisconsin Hospital Charity Care, Bad Debt Rose ...

Report Finds Wisconsin Hospital Charity Care, Bad Debt Rose Again In 2019 - Across Wisconsin, WI - Unpaid care at Wisconsin hospitals rose by $90 million in ...

Wisconsin hospitals see unpaid medical bills rise to $1 billion

The report found that 150 Wisconsin hospitals had a total of $1.1 billion in uncompensated health care services in 2017, up 14 percent from 2016 ...

Medical debt lawsuits, paused early in pandemic, ramping up in ...

Some Wisconsin health care providers that stopped or greatly reduced medical ... Hospital lawsuits over unpaid bills on the rise in Wisconsin, ...

Hospital lawsuits over unpaid bills on the rise in Wisconsin, study says

Lawsuits by Wisconsin hospitals against patients over unpaid bills rose 37% from 2001 to 2018, with small, rural hospitals suing the highest ...

Hospitals in Wisconsin Pursued Medical Debt Collection Widely but ...

Hospitals use court action as a last resort, the Wisconsin Hospital Association said. Some of the growth in legal action is likely a result of ...