River Region Health System in Vicksburg, Miss., has filed 763 lawsuits so far this year to collect on unpaid bills, compared with 114 lawsuits during the same period in 2009, according to a report by News Channel 3.
Officials at the 276-bed hospital said a significant number of uncollectible accounts backed up from 2009.
The hospital’s 2010 lawsuits amount to $1 million in unpaid charges, a 31 percent increase over last year. However, the average amount owed per person is almost $5,000 less than last year and some of the court actions are for less than $300 in owed bills.
Read the News Channel 3 report on hospital billing.
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