Associated Press, "Sutter Health accused of billing uninsured more than insured"

          California hospital chain Sutter Health was the target of a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleging it charges the uninsured more than insured patients. The suit, one of dozens challenging industry billing practices nationwide, says the Sacramento-based chain does not live up to its nonprofit, charitable tax-exempt status.
          The 26-hospital chain "should provide appropriate and reasonable charity care for people who cannot afford to pay for hospital services," said Kelly Dermody, one of the attorneys who filed the suit in San Francisco. Being exempt from taxation, Dermody said, demands that the chain supply care for free or at steep discounts to the needy. A hospital spokesman, however, said the group has recently changed its ways.