by Charlie | Jul 26, 2017 | Impact Litigation, Policy Reform
A federal district court judge in eastern Washington ruled yesterday that Yakima County must immediately remove an immigration hold on an individual which prevents him from posting bail, thus violating his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizures....
by Charlie | Jan 20, 2017 | Policy Reform
The Equal Rights Center (ERC) conducted a comprehensive survey regarding access to charity care. The testing focused specifically on language access and charity care availability to Spanish-language speakers in hospitals throughout Washington State.
by Charlie | Dec 2, 2016 | Impact Litigation
Low-income patients of Yakima Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and Toppenish Community Hospital (TCH) may soon be eligible to receive up to three times the amount they paid in hospital charges that should have been covered by Charity Care. Today, lawyers for a class of...
by Charlie | Jul 18, 2016 | Impact Litigation
In late July, a Yakima County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of a class of indigent patients against the parent company of Yakima Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and Toppenish Community Hospital. Judge Susan L. Hahn found that the hospitals violated the Washington...
by Charlie | Jun 21, 2016 | Impact Litigation
Class Action Complaint challenging unfair, deceptive and unlawful practice of subjecting Plaintiffs and similarly situated patients to collection efforts without first affirmatively screening them to determine financial eligibility for free or discounted hospital care...
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