In a recent decision, U.S. ex rel. Sibley v. Univ. of Chicago Medical Center, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit considered allegations that two medical billing and debt collection ...

Do you get calls from a debt collection agency? Having delinquent debt not only hurts your chances of getting a loan but can also affect how much you pay for insurance, and even your ability to get a ...

A charge-off is when a lender writes off your account as a loss and closes the account for further use. You are still legally responsible for the balance that is charged off. The lender may transfer ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Faced with the same foe, others might have folded, but Shari Spector fought one of the country's largest debt collectors and won a more than $5,000 settlement. Nearly 20,000 others ...

Determining whether a debt has become worthless always is a question of fact which requires consideration of all pertinent evidence—including the debtor’s financial condition and the value of any ...

Many years ago I was less than responsible with credit. I screwed up, over extended myself and found myself in collections on a number of accounts. <BR><BR>As time went on I cleaned up my act, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractors should be taking a closer look at providers’ bad debt reimbursement claims to cut down the frequency of “inappropriate” payouts, ...

Your debt will be turned over to a collection agency, and your credit score will likely take a severe hit. Here's what to do about it. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

The amount of bad debt stemming from patients with insurance increased more than five-fold in a three-year period, hitting providers' financial statements in an already challenging environment. Almost ...

NEW YORK -- One of the big letdowns some new business owners suffer during income tax season is when they find out they can't deduct their bad debts -- bills their customers didn't pay during the ...