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Instead of using its name as the plaintiff in debt collection lawsuits, our investigation discovered UCHealth now almost exclusively sues, on average, roughly 3,000 patients a year under the name of one of the two debt collectors it utilizes.
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“When we looked at hospitals across Idaho and what was outrageous to us, we saw 28 times price difference for an appendectomy. Most are emergency surgeries but one could say if you’re charged 28 times more than what a fair market price is, I think people should speak up about that,” said Fisher.
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For five years, Caren Blanzy received the same treatment at the same medical office in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Then, the health system that owns her doctor’s office changed how it billed for her treatment — no longer coding it as an office visit, but instead as outpatient hospital services. That change meant she owed more than $1,100 for one treatment. She said she stopped receiving injections because she could no longer afford them.
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