{"id":20530,"date":"2022-11-17T08:38:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T13:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=20530"},"modified":"2022-11-17T08:39:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T13:39:01","slug":"how-banks-and-private-equity-cash-in-when-patients-cant-pay-their-medical-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=20530","title":{"rendered":"How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can\u2019t Pay Their Medical Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to the nonprofit hospital system\u2019s website: a payment plan from lender AccessOne. The plans offer \u201ceasy ways to make monthly payments\u201d on medical bills, the website says. You don\u2019t need good credit to get a loan. Everyone is approved. Nothing is reported to credit agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Minnesota, Allina Health encourages its patients to sign up for an account with MedCredit Financial Services to \u201cconsolidate your health expenses.\u201d In Southern California, Chino Valley Medical Center, part of the Prime Healthcare chain, touts \u201cpromotional financing options with the CareCredit credit card to help you get the care you need, when you need it.\u201d Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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