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Article: Paradise Valley Hospital suing Kaiser over unpaid ER bills.(HEALTH CARE)(National City's Paradise Valley Hospital)(Kaiser Permanente )(Brief article)
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- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 25, 2008
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National City's Paradise Valley Hospital said Feb. 11 that it has filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente for failing to pay emergency room bills for its HMO members.
Seven other hospitals, all owned by Victorville-based Prime Healthcare Services Inc., also filed suit in four of the state's counties and are seeking $25 million, according to Prime Healthcare's news release.
The hospital management company claimed that Kaiser made excessive demands for medical records, stated that care may not have been medically necessary, and demanded patients transferred back to Kaiser facilities without regard to safety.
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