Emergency room fee forewarning unnecessary, California Supreme Court finds

The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that hospitals in the state don't need to warn emergency room patients in advance about the fees they may be charged, opting not to tighten existing legislative and regulatory requirements. In a unanimous decision the court upheld both the trial court's and an appellate court's rejection of class claims that San Jose Healthcare Systems, also known as Regional Medical Center San Jose, violated state consumer protection laws.