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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto 20190910 14:52:00

three jobs. reporter: carlsbad medical center says it sues as a last resort. in a statement, the hospital ceo told us, we sue less than one per sent of the patients who receive care at our hospital. before initiating a collection suit against anyone, we make multiple attempt, usually trying to contact our patients ten to 12 times to offer additional discounts off of already discounted charges. in many cases, patients do not respond to our calls and letters. most other hospitals in the area maca different choice. artesia general and lincoln county medical center and none of them sought debt collection. it s not sure how many garnish wages like carlsbad medical center does. a study in virginia found in 2017, 36% of hospitals garnished wages. dr. marty mccare carrie is one of the study authors. tell me about carlsbad, new mexico. this is a wonderful small ....

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