Texas High Court Finds Hospital Rates Discoverable, Relevant To Bill Dispute

(May 9, 2018, 12:09 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Documents related to a hospital’s negotiated rates with insurers are relevant to determining whether the hospital’s bill to an uninsured patient was reasonable, a Texas Supreme Court majority ruled April 27, denying the hospital’s petition for writ of mandamus in which it sought relief from a trial court’s order compelling production (In re North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co. Ltd., No. 16-0851, Texas Sup., 2018 Tex. LEXIS 346)....