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Summary: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Office of the Inspector General (OIG): Open Door Forum on Hospital Billing and Collections  (June 1, 2004)

Clarification on rules affecting hospital billings and collections for uninsured patients

• Letter: AHA to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (December 16, 2003)
• Statement and Questions and Answers from HHS OIG (February 2, 2004)
• Letter from HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson to AHA President Dick Davidson (February 19, 2004)