DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 2 (February)

When and how to take non-paying patients to small claims court

You can recover money owed to your practice quickly by taking non-paying patients to small claims court rather than sending them to collections, experts tell Part B News. Local laws control the maximum amount of money in controversy for a case to be decided in small claims court, but it's not unusual to win back $10,000 or even $20,000 for the trouble of filing just 10-15 small claims.

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