Even During Pandemic, Hospitals Collect on Medical Debt
“We get hit with this pandemic and then like, here you go, pay $2,400 by the end of the month.”
Ari Dubow · October 29, 2020

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Crouse Health Hospital is currently suing 873 patients, some for treatments dating back to 2008. | Wikimedia Commons
Ari Dubow is a contributing editor at New York Focus.
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