3rd Circuit: Class Action No Cure for Uninsured Patient’s Bill
A federal appeals court has rejected a class action suit brought by uninsured hospital patients who claimed that the practice of charging them significantly higher rates than those for insured patients or people covered under Medicare and Medicaid is discriminatory and violates consumer protection laws. In its 21-page opinion in , a unanimous three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took the rare step of adopting the lower court's opinion as its own.
