If you don't pay or return calls...this hospital will send it off to the courts...BD
"The hospital invests significant staff time and resources to determine if patients qualify for the state authorized indigent care program," writes hospital spokesperson Peter Jump. "The state of Virginia, not the hospital, sets the guidelines for which patients are considered to be indigent."
In Virginia, someone is considered indigent if they fall within 0 to 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, which are just over $20,000 for a family of four. Those patients who qualify owe the hospital nothing. Those who earn 100 to 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines pay on a sliding scale from 5 to 70 percent of their bill. For the year July 2006 to June 2007, the medical center wrote off indigent care charges totaling $142.1 million.The UVA Medical Center has a huge file full of lawsuits filed in Albemarle County Circuit Court in order to receive payment for unpaid medical bills.
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