“Humbled”: Nonprofit Christian Hospital Dials Back Aggressive Debt Collection and Raises Wages After Our Investigation

MLK50 and ProPublica found that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare sued thousands of low-income patients, including dozens of its own employees, over five years. The hospital system just announced major policy changes in response.

by Wendi C. Thomas and Deborah Douglas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, July 30, 2019, 6:28 p.m. EDT

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