Knickerbocker Hospital v. Downing

There is no denial that the services were rendered. Defendants resist this claim however on the ground that plaintiff was informed at the time of admission that the infant was covered by Medicaid, that the defendants had no funds with which to pay *279for the services, and that, if they were informed that the hospital would look to them for payment, they would not have admitted the boy since the required treatment was not of an emergency nature.

After the treatment the hospital sent its bill to the Department of Social Services but it was returned marked 16 Disapproved Insurance ”. No one has…