Suit Alleges Ochsner Charged Uninsured More

The Times-Picayune reports that Ochsner Clinic Foundation is one of three large nonprofit hospital systems named in class-action lawsuits filed Thursday. The suits claim that the hospitals charge uninsured patients more than it charges patients with insurance and that the hospitals claim more charity work than they actually provide.

Dr. Patrick Quinlan, chief executive officer of Ochsner Clinic Foundation, called the allegations against his institution "flawed" and said it will vigorously fight the lawsuit.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs allege that Ochsner and the other hospitals "often use predatory and 'goon-like' collection methods against poor patients."

Posted by AJR at July 16, 2004 09:55 AM