We’ve talked a lot about the huge problem with medical billing mistakes, but this one takes the cake. An Illinois breast cancer survivor was jailed over a mistaken $280 medical bill:
In the latest example of aggressive debt collector tactics, an Illinois woman found herself jailed over a bill she didn’t even owe in the first place.
Breast cancer survivor Lisa Lindsay of Herrin, Illinois was put in debtors’ prison over a $280 medical bill that was sent to her by accident, the Associated Press reports (h/t The Daily Mail). Even after Lindsay was told she didn’t have to pay the bill, it was sent to a collection agency. Eventually state troopers took her from her home in handcuffs. Lindsay ended up having to pay $600 to settle the charges.
Lisa Lindsay, Breast Cancer Survivor, Jailed Over Accidental $280 Medical Bill
We don’t even know what to make of this one.
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