Undercover Debt Collectors, Financial Grave Robbing, Deceptive Financial Aid And More

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Watch Out For The Undercover Debt Collector

Next time you're at the hospital, be on notice: The person taking down your information and admitting you for treatment might not be a hospital employee but a staffer from a debt-collection agency.

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed suit against a debt-collection agency called Accretive Health in January after an employee left a laptop containing personal information about for 23,500 patients in a rental car last July. Swanson's lawsuit alleges that Accretive Health's access to patient records violates federal privacy laws.

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