CAMPAIGNS FOR FAIR HOSPITAL BILLING


WCA Fights for Access to Charity Care at Providence St. Peter Hospital.
In 2005, Washington Citizen Action (WCA) began an organizing campaign targeting the billing and charity care policies of Providence St. Peter Hospital (PSPH) in Thurston County. Providence is the largest hospital chain in the Northwest. [more]

ICAN Wins Fair Hospital Billing and Language Access!
In 2005, the Idaho Community Action Network organized its members, especially farmworkers, to win implementation of policies ensuring appropriate translation and interpretation and enforcement of charity care obligations at West Valley Medical in Canyon County. [more]

Repeal Idaho´s Automatic Lien Law.
Idaho´s counties provide assistance for hospital and other medical bills - but recipients are forced to jeopardize their homes and economic security due to an automatic lien provision in the indigency fund law. ICAN is fighting for repeal.

Negotiating Free Care Agreements.
Around the region, NWFCO affiliates have organized and trained members to negotiate free care agreements with local and regional hospitals.

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