Legal Opinion
Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Mutual Hospital Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1986No. 85-1481PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The provision of health care financing services has become increasingly competitive. Hospitals and physicians (the providers of service) have begun to offer financing packages, much as automobile manufacturers sometimes finance their own products. In health care, where the need for service often depends on events beyond anyone’s control, financing often is combined with insurance to spread the risks.
Sometimes the financing and insurance package is part of a new method of supplying the service; the health maintenance organization (HMO) is both a method of joining…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by72 opinions
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