Uncharitable Care?

Uncharitable Care?

Majumder announces that Richard Scruggs and other veterans of class action lawsuits against tobacco companies have found their next target, the non-profit hospitals. He details that the team filed separate class action lawsuits against thirteen health systems or hospitals in which the class in each...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Hastings Center report 2004-07, Vol.34 (4), p.7-7
1. Verfasser: Majumder, Mary Anderlik
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bioethics
Class action lawsuits
Company legal issue
Fees and Charges
Government regulation
Health care expenditures
Health care industry
Hospital Costs
Hospital systems
Hospitals, Voluntary - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
In Brief
Laws, regulations and rules
Medical ethics
Medically Uninsured - legislation & jurisprudence
Nonprofit hospitals
Nonprofit organizations
Political/non-profit organization software
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Majumder announces that Richard Scruggs and other veterans of class action lawsuits against tobacco companies have found their next target, the non-profit hospitals. He details that the team filed separate class action lawsuits against thirteen health systems or hospitals in which the class in each case consists of uninsured patients who were charged rates above those for insured patients or were aggressively pursued for debts.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X