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At least two congressional committees have held hearings into hospital billing and collection practices.
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A Medicare disease management pilot project is producing information that may be helpful in expanding disease management to the Medicaid population.
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Attorney Richard Scruggs, who is coordinating the federal class action lawsuits against nonprofit hospitals over their billing and collection practices, has suggested that interested citizens ask these questions of their local hospital administrator.
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The provision of charity care or a sliding-scale discount for patients deemed bad debtors is not a requirement for hospital tax exemption at the federal level, Harvard Business School professor Nancy Kane told the House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight in a June 22 hearing.
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The American Hospital Association has adopted principles and guidelines on billing that confirm the commitment of Americas hospitals to serve their communities with compassion and professionalism.
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As of July 22, 39 federal class action lawsuits had been filed against 39 hospitals and health systems in 20 states, accused of failing to provide government-required charity care to uninsured patients.
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Americas not-for-profit hospitals, which for years have positioned themselves as the leading providers of uncompensated care for the uninsured and underinsured, have come under attack in state and federal courts from critics who say they are greatly overcharging the poor people they claim to be helping.
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Numerous nonprofit hospitals in multiple states have been hit with class action lawsuits challenging their tax-exempt status as charity institutions, and more are expected to follow. Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference to help you learn where your hospital may be exposed, what policies and procedures you need to reform to preserve your tax-exempt status, and how to continue to provide necessary care for the uninsured.
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Consider this true example, taken from the December 2003 issue of ECRIs Health Devices, of how a fire can occur during surgery.
