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A giant US hospital chain says it’s leading the fight against medical debt. Not all patients agree

Many patients say they were harmed by Advocate Health’s billing and collection practices – even as the health system says it has canceled thousands of liens against homes

The Guardian - US

Trump leans into anti-migrant rhetoric at final Georgia rally as early voting puts state on a knife-edge

Speaking in Macon city, the former president said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1790 if he won election

The Guardian - AU

US hospital chain vows to cancel medical debt for thousands of patients

North Carolina-based Advocate Health takes action amid scrutiny of its debt collection methods

The Guardian - US

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What is the ROI for AI? A Microsoft expert explains how companies are making $3.5 for every $1 invested

New research points to the benefits of AI for the bottom line.

Fortune

Held in bondage: US patients losing equity in homes to hospital lawsuits

Atrium Health in North Carolina is one of likely thousands of hospitals using ‘extraordinary’ collection measures, report finds

The Guardian - US

Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina for unpaid bills, report finds

The suits pursued patients and their families, sometimes putting liens on homes. "I know my house will never be mine. It is going to be the hospital's," said Donna Lindabury, 70, who lost her case.

WEKU

Best Buy’s Geek Squad is now going to start setting up virtual hospital rooms in your home

The deal with Atrium Health is expected to boost sales.

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How banks and private equity cash in when patients can’t pay their medical bills

Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to the nonprofit hospital system’s website: a payment plan from lender AccessOne. The plans offer “easy ways to make monthly payments” on medical bills, the website says. You don’t need good credit to get…

Tribune News Service

How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can't pay for health care

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with rosy promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't quickly pay off the loan.

WEKU

After initial hesitation, Illinois board approves Advocate Aurora deal to combine with Atrium Health

An Illinois state board approved a plan Monday by Advocate Aurora Health to combine with Southern system Atrium Health, after initially withholding support for the deal.

Chicago Tribune

As giant hospitals get bigger, an independent doctor feels the pinch

SANFORD, N.C. — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Andrew Bush treated as many as 1,000 patients every month in his orthopedics practice. Now he worries about going bankrupt.

Tribune News Service

Turned away from urgent care — and toward a big ER bill

Frankie Cook remembers last year’s car crash only in flashes.

Tribune News Service

They were turned away from urgent care. The reason? Their car insurance

Russell Cook expected a quick, inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after a car wreck. She wasn't badly hurt, but they were sent to an emergency room — for a much larger bill.

WEKU

Major Atrium Health deal will double size of hospital system, as it expands to Midwest

Setting its sights on national growth, Charlotte-based health care giant Atrium Health announced major plans on Wednesday to double its size through a deal with a Midwestern hospital system.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Advocate Aurora, Atrium Health systems to merge

The deal unites the largest Chicago-area health care network with a group based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Benzinga

Renalytix Launches National Physician Access To KidneyIntelX Platform

Renalytix plc (NASDAQ:RNLX) has launched its new provider access portal, myIntelX, to provide nationwide online access for physicians to order KidneyIntelX bioprognostic testing. KidneyIntelX enables early-stage diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progression risk assessment by combining diverse data inputs, including blood-based biomarkers and personalized health data. It employs a proprietary algorithm to generate a…

Daily Mirror

Anti-vaxxer denied kidney transplant by hospital because he hasn't had Covid jabs

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, in North Carolina, US, said the policy is in place to protect transplant patients at high risk for severe illness from Covid

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