Catholic hospital group refunds uninsured.SAN FRANCISCO -- Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. , a nonprofit medical group that operates 41 hospitals in three states, has agreed to issue partial refunds to as many as 800,000 former patients. The refunds settle a lawsuit brought by uninsured patients, who allege that they were charged up to five times the rates for care than those covered by private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid, according to the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the . The total payout is yet to be determined. Catholic Healthcare West, which is not admitting wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do ,
pointed out that it provides $623 million a year in care for the poor
and uninsured.
"Disparate pricing has been the standard across the hospital industry for many years," said Kelly Dermody, a lawyer for the plaintiffs. "I think that is changing. CHW CHW Chicago White Sox CHW Catholic Healthcare West CHW Children's Hospital at Westmead (Australia) CHW Children's Hospital of Wisconsin CHW Community Health Worker CHW ChileHardware (Spanish website) settling this case is part of a trend." |
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