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Eric Ringham

What limits ought to govern the behavior of medical debt collectors?

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A medical debt-collection firm used aggressive tactics to extract advance payments from patients, according to a highly critical report issued this week by Attorney General Lori Swanson. Collectors sometimes made bedside visits or approached people waiting for emergency room care. Today's Question: What limits ought to govern the behavior of medical debt collectors?

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