KHN Podcast Highlights Mississippi Lawyer Who Fought Against Price-Gouging by Hospitals

August 31, 2021

Price-gouging by unscrupulous healthcare systems continues to be a widespread concern. A podcast sponsored by Kaiser Health News and Public Road Productions highlights individuals who have worked to block hospitals from up charging patients, including a lawyer and a TikTok creator.

“Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, famous for taking on Big Tobacco in the ’90s and winning, worked on a series of ill-fated national lawsuits against nonprofit hospitals. The goal? Get nonprofit — or “charity” — hospitals to actually provide charity care instead of price-gouging and dunning low-income patients.” Listen to the podcast here.