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Why hospitals work with doctors who sue patients over medical bills (Lien On Me part 3)

1,371 views · Published 9 November 2018 · 3:53 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: 9NEWS · 2018 · News & Politics

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The largest healthcare system in the Denver area, as a matter of practice, says it won’t place liens on property or garnish wages to try to recoup unpaid bills, but a 9Wants to Know investigation found multiple surgeons with privileges inside its facilities used the same aggressive bill collection efforts the medical giant rejects. 

The apparent inconsistency has, on occasion, left HealthONE patients vulnerable to lawsuits demanding hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars as well as property liens and wage garnishments. HealthONE is owned by Hospital Corporation of America, one of the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare providers. 

The problem lies in the way many hospitals function these days. The surgeons who operate, emergency medicine doctors who evaluate, and many other physicians who practice medicine are often working as what amounts to independent contractors. 

In other words, they work in hospitals but not for hospitals. 

Those doctors are not obligated to accept the same insurance plans as the hospitals in which they work, an issue that can lead to multiple financial problems for their patients. 

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Watch part 1: https://youtu.be/7ZmqmSZgs7A
Watch part 2: https://youtu.be/qcatZXgJWiU
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