Resurrection hospitals settle suit
Posted January 12, 2009 10:00 pm
Uninsured patients are filing claims for discounts on their bills from eight Chicago and suburban hospitals, following the settlement of a class action lawsuit.
An agreement approved Monday resolves claims covering more than 200,000 patients. The lawsuit was filed in 2004 and alleged the hospitals overcharged the uninsured.
Patients of Resurrection Health Care hospitals from Sept. 16, 2001, to Sept. 23, 2008 now may be eligible for vouchers or discounts if they file a claim.
Resurrection spokesman Brian Crawford says the hospitals deny any wrongdoing. The nonprofit Catholic hospitals are sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and the Sisters of the Resurrection.