Watch: Patient Sent To Collection For Surgery She Never Had
Grace Elizabeth Elliott receives a mysterious hospital bill for medical care she never received. Even after the hospital admitted its fault, a collection agency pursued Elliott to collect the debt.
KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal participates “CBS This Morning” to talk about how difficult it is to correct a clerical error and how patients can respond if it happens to them.
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