Joseph ClarkHating for Profit(Before we start, this is not a plug supporting President Trump! I use his title and a modicum of respect for him, as a nod to his office…Jul 29, 2020
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisOne thing the pandemic hasn’t stopped: Hospital debt collectionsBaptist Memorial Hospital among the healthcare institutions nationwide still trying to garnish defendants’ wages.Apr 28, 20201
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisMethodist Erased $11.9 Million in Hospital Debt For Thousands. Here Are Four Stories.Meet several defendants who were forced to choose between paying a faith-based hospital and caring for their familiesDec 24, 20191Dec 24, 20191
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisPrivate Equity-Owned Doctors Group Kept Suing the Poor — Until We CalledBaptist ER patients faced more lawsuits after Blackstone Group acquired TeamHealth, a massive Knoxville-based physician staffing firm.Nov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisWe Reported on Methodist Le Bonheur Suing Patients. It erased the debts of more than 6,500 patients“ This is a blessing right here,” says the hospital housekeeper who owed the nonprofit health system $23,000Sep 24, 2019Sep 24, 2019
Joseph ClarkHating for Profit(Before we start, this is not a plug supporting President Trump! I use his title and a modicum of respect for him, as a nod to his office…Jul 29, 2020
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisOne thing the pandemic hasn’t stopped: Hospital debt collectionsBaptist Memorial Hospital among the healthcare institutions nationwide still trying to garnish defendants’ wages.Apr 28, 20201
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisMethodist Erased $11.9 Million in Hospital Debt For Thousands. Here Are Four Stories.Meet several defendants who were forced to choose between paying a faith-based hospital and caring for their familiesDec 24, 20191
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisPrivate Equity-Owned Doctors Group Kept Suing the Poor — Until We CalledBaptist ER patients faced more lawsuits after Blackstone Group acquired TeamHealth, a massive Knoxville-based physician staffing firm.Nov 27, 2019
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisWe Reported on Methodist Le Bonheur Suing Patients. It erased the debts of more than 6,500 patients“ This is a blessing right here,” says the hospital housekeeper who owed the nonprofit health system $23,000Sep 24, 2019
Wendi C. ThomasMethodist Le Bonheur erases debts of more than 6,500 patients it sued“ This is a blessing right here,” says the hospital housekeeper who owed the nonprofit health system $23,000Sep 24, 2019
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 Memphis‘Humbled’: Nonprofit Christian Hospital Dials Back Aggressive Debt Collection and Raises Wages…MLK50 and ProPublica found that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare sued thousands of low-income patients, including dozens of its own…Jul 30, 2019
InMLK50: Justice Through JournalismbyMLK50 MemphisStop Suing Patients, Advocates Advise Memphis Nonprofit Hospital SystemAs Methodist nears the end of its 30-day review of collections activities, consumer advocates urge fundamental changeJul 30, 2019