The liens would be for the difference between when the hospital received in reimbursement from certain Medicaid programs and the total amount billed for services.
Federal law prohibits the practice of balance billing Medicaid patients. However, the Arizona Supreme Court said the prohibition doesn’t apply to settlement proceeds if a hospital and a patient have entered into a negotiated rate agreement for services provided.
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