Hospital Financial Assistance Programs: Are New York Hospitals Complying with New Requirements?

(Released March 21, 2008) A survey of whether New York hospitals are complying with a landmark law that took effect in 2007 to protect uninsured New Yorkers from high hospital bills found that many hospitals were voluntarily offering greater financial assistance than the law requires. However, the survey also found that the great majority of hospital policies had major areas where hospitals did not follow the law.

Click here to download the PDF.