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Just 2 KC-area hospitals garnish patients’ wages for unpaid bills. They also sue the most

Although the nonprofit hospitals provide free care and write off millions in charges, they have sued more than 400 people in Missouri and Kansas so far this year. The post Just 2 KC-area hospitals garnish patients' wages for unpaid bills.

Just 2 KC-area hospitals garnish patients’ wages for unpaid bills. They also sue the most

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Although the nonprofit hospitals provide free care and write off millions in charges, they have sued more than 400 people in Missouri and Kansas so far this year.

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Although the nonprofit hospitals provide free care and write off millions in charges, they have sued more than 400 people in Missouri and Kansas so far this year. The post Just 2 KC-area hospitals garnish patients' wages for unpaid bills.

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