Sigh - are you a good lawyer? Not a good debater. did not suggest more suits- merely stated you guage your interest in suits based on whats in it for you. $ $ $.
Sorry, but you can't deny it. You know the funny thing is you could sue me all day long and I would still treat oyu when you show up in the ER and treat you the same as if you were family, even if you could not pay. That's what a professional does. But if you want to sue me for vindictiveness, hey, thats you.
BTW, I treated an attorney one nightwho sued my wifes partner. He could not believe I was doing it. He shook my hand afterwards and said how much he appreciated it. Other MD's in town shun him. He is a little too high profile to fly under the radar (TV, full page back of the phone book). But I am sure if given the chance he'd sue me out of practice in a heartbeat.
That's also what your hospital tells you to do, if you are an ER doc. If you are an ER physician, then you are disconnected from the admitting and billing office until you get word that the patient you treated can't pay.
Then your "treatment" continues when the patient is referred to your medical group's collection agency, or your personal attorney.