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Providence settles lawsuit over low-income patient billings

by STAFF REPORT
Staff Report | February 2, 2024 2:43 PM

SEATTLE — Providence Healthcare, which operates Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, among others, must forgive more than $137 million in medical debt and refund more than $20 million to low-income patients, according to an announcement from Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. 

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