title: Patient-friendly billing--the sequel. Providers are doing their best to serve the uninsured amid uncertain rules.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Financial Management Association, Westchester, Ill, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000639:trends*; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019464:Tax Exemption; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States