Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Methodist erases debts for more than 6,500 patients
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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare began erasing debts owed by more than 6,500 patients it had sued for unpaid hospital bills. The debt forgiveness followed an investigation that reported the hospital system had aggressively pursued medical debt from poor patients.
Company response
Remediation — Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
From July 30 through Tuesday, the court had logged more than 2,300 notices submitted by the hospital system that wiped away patients' debts.
Source excerpt
From July 30 through Tuesday, the court had logged more than 2,300 notices submitted by the hospital system that wiped away patients' debts.
The largest nonprofit hospital system in Memphis, Tenn., is erasing the debts owed by more than 6,500 patients it sued for unpaid hospital bills. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare had come under fire for its practice of aggressively pursuing medical debt from poor patients, in a city where nearly 1 in 4 residents lives below the poverty line.