‘Confusing, and long, and drawn-out.’ Some hospitals make getting aid hard, delay checking eligibility and sometimes press for payments that aren’t refunded even if a patient eventually gets qualified for assistance.

Ashley Harrison in her Hazel Crest, Ill., yard. She originally didn’t get financial assistance from Advocate Aurora Health. Jamie Kelter Davis for The Wall Street Journal
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