Health Care & Hospital Law
Jun. 22, 2009
Lawsuit Accuses S.F. Hospital of Unfair Billing
San Francisco General Hospital has become the latest in a string of facilities accused of illegally 'balance billing' insured patients, making them fork over whatever their insurance company refuses to pay.
By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer San Francisco General Hospital has become the latest in a string of facilities accused of illegally "balance billing" insured patients, making them fork over whatever their insurance company refuses to pay. The charge stems from a lawsuit filed this month by a San Francisco man who claims he was unfairly charged last year for an emergency surgery to re-attach his thumb. The suit seeks class action status ...
Daily Journal Staff Writer San Francisco General Hospital has become the latest in a string of facilities accused of illegally "balance billing" insured patients, making them fork over whatever their insurance company refuses to pay. The charge stems from a lawsuit filed this month by a San Francisco man who claims he was unfairly charged last year for an emergency surgery to re-attach his thumb. The suit seeks class action status ...
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