These Health Centers Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
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Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
https://www.propublica.org/article/federally-qualified-health-centers-unpaid-bills-lawsuits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post