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Creditors or Debt Collectors: Hospitals’ Potential Liability Under FDCPA

[10/01/19]

Posted on October 1, 2019 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

On September 4, 2019, a Florida district court rendered a decision that could pose significant compliance concerns for health care entities engaging in debt collection practices under the name of their billing or financial services department. In Smith v. University Community Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Carrollwood,[1] the court denied a hospital’s motion for... READ MORE

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