title: Billing the uninsured. Surviving a no-win situation. CMS, HHS offer guidelines, direction on how to bill uninsured patients.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States