A class action lawsuit has been filed against Gateway Regional Medical Center in Illinois on behalf of patients with little or no insurance. The suit alleges deceptive and unfair business practices and claims that Gateway charged the plaintiffs inflated, unfair and unreasonable prices for medical care. According to the suit, "Gateway charged...more than triple what Gateway received for the same services from the vast majority of their other patients, often triple what governmental agencies paid under Medicare and Medicaid; and more than triple the actual cost of the care."
The suit charges Gateway with violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, constructive fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, theory of imposition, unconscionability, civil conspiracy and declaratory judgment.
