Puget Sound Physicians to refund WA patients via $410K settlement

Puget Sound Physicians to refund WA patients via $410K settlement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sep 29 2026 atgAshleyGross Tue, 09/29/2026 - 08:57 (Updates to correct that the AGO filed an assurance of discontinuance.) More than 1,300 Washington patients will receive compensation through a $410,000 settlement with Puget Sound Physicians after a Consumer Protection Act investigation by the Attorney General’s Office found the emergency medicine provider repeatedly failed to issue refunds to a subset of patients who qualified for charity care. The AGO has filed an assurance of discontinuance in King County Superior Court that ends the investigation and ensures Puget Sound Physicians will follow the law going forward. Puget Sound Physicians provides emergency medicine services at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. The investigation found the medical practice failed to refund some patients treated at the hospital over a more than five-year period through March of this year. “Our state’s charity care laws are designed to make sure people never forgo life-saving medical care out of fear that they can’t afford it,” Attorney General Nick Brown said. “When providers fail to follow the law, our consumer

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