title: Beginning of the end? North Mississippi Health Services' settlement of uninsured billing issues raises questions about future of hospital lawsuits.
abstract: The first settlement in the uninsured billing case could be the sign of a full surrender or just a single defection, healthcare legal experts say. North Mississippi Health Services made the agreement before attorney Richard Scruggs, left, and his firm filed legal action against the system.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D002608:Charities; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008922:Mississippi; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States