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Coverage dated February 1, 2024

After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills

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SEATTLE (AP) — Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it's erasing $137…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SEATTLE (AP) — Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it's erasing $137…

  2. The Oregonian

    Providence Health erases or refunds $158 million in Washington medical bills to resolve charity care lawsuit (opens The Oregonian)

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    Washington's attorney general argued that the medical system’s practices violated the state’s charity care law.

  3. HeraldNet

    After Washington lawsuit, Providence erases or refunds $158M in bills (opens HeraldNet)

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    Attorney General Bob Ferguson argued Providence, with hospitals in Everett and Edmonds, violated the state’s charity care law.

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